Prosecuting the Gaddafi's: Swift or political justice?

<p>In this article the author assesses the legality and legitimacy of the Gaddafi arrest warrant; was the issuance thereof a matter of swift justice or was it merely meant to serve as political pressure in overthrowing a detrimental regime? To this end the available evidence at the tim...

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Autor principal:	Geert-Jan Knoops
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Publicado:	Amsterdam Law Forum 2012
Materias:	International Criminal Court international criminal justice United Nations human rights Law K
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:c41b4da896484d1587416cfba43c118b2021-12-02T02:19:43ZProsecuting the Gaddafi's: Swift or political justice?1876-8156https://doaj.org/article/c41b4da896484d1587416cfba43c118b2012-02-01T00:00:00Zhttp://ojs.ubvu.vu.nl/alf/article/view/248https://doaj.org/toc/1876-8156<p>In this article the author assesses the legality and legitimacy of the Gaddafi arrest warrant; was the issuance thereof a matter of swift justice or was it merely meant to serve as political pressure in overthrowing a detrimental regime? To this end the available evidence at the time the arrest warrants were issued, political motives behind the arrest warrants and differences – or actually similarities – between the Syrian and the Libyan situation, are discussed. Moreover, the trial prospects of Saif Al Islam Gaddafi, who is facing a trial before either a Libyan court or the International Criminal Court, are analysed. The case review in this article illustrates the dynamics of politics within International Criminal Law.</p>Geert-Jan KnoopsAmsterdam Law ForumarticleInternational Criminal Courtinternational criminal justiceUnited Nationshuman rightsLawKENAmsterdam Law Forum, Vol 4, Iss 1, Pp 78-92 (2012)
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description	<p>In this article the author assesses the legality and legitimacy of the Gaddafi arrest warrant; was the issuance thereof a matter of swift justice or was it merely meant to serve as political pressure in overthrowing a detrimental regime? To this end the available evidence at the time the arrest warrants were issued, political motives behind the arrest warrants and differences – or actually similarities – between the Syrian and the Libyan situation, are discussed. Moreover, the trial prospects of Saif Al Islam Gaddafi, who is facing a trial before either a Libyan court or the International Criminal Court, are analysed. The case review in this article illustrates the dynamics of politics within International Criminal Law.</p>
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Prosecuting the Gaddafi's: Swift or political justice?

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