Bringing the former president of Chad H. Habré to justice and the Extraordinary African Chambers

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  • Igor S. Marusin Saint-Petersburg State University, 7–9, Universitetskaya nab., St. Petersburg, 199034, Russian Federation

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu14.2019.405

Аннотация

Hissene Habre seized power in Chad as a result of long civil war in 1982 and organized largescale repressions of his political enemies during his rule. In 1990, he was deposed by a military coup and fled to Senegal, where he got asylum. This paper discusses the institutional aspects of the legal prosecution of H. Habre, which began in 2003 when proceedings against him were instituted in Belgium, and analyzes the Judgment of the UN International Court of Justice in the case of Belgium v. Senegal of 2012. Much attention is paid to the special international court — the Extraordinary African Chambers in the Senegalese legal system that were established by the Agreement between the African Union and Senegal in 2012 to investigate international crimes committed on the territory of Chad from 1982 to 1990. This paper analyzes the structure of the Extraordinary African Chambers and their jurisdiction. In 2016, the Extraordinary African Chambers sentenced H. Habre to life imprisonment, and this verdict came into force in 2017. According to the author’s opinion, the trial of H. Habre has important political and juridical meaning. A politician, who had come to power with the help of the United States and other Western countries and who had been their strong ally during his rule, protecting their interests in Central Africa, was brought to justice.

Ключевые слова:

international criminal law, international courts, international crimes, United Nations International Court of Justice, African Union, responsibility of heads of state

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03.12.2019

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Marusin, I. S. (2019). Bringing the former president of Chad H. Habré to justice and the Extraordinary African Chambers. Вестник Санкт-Петербургского университета. Право, 10(4), 691–698. https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu14.2019.405

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Публичное и Частное право

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