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Africa is being targeted by ICC should not be the focus. Focus should
be the fact that Africa needs a regional ownership of its crimes and its
leaders. Most of the African States are 50 years old or thereabout
under self governance, ripe enough for Africa to take charge of its
affairs. The jurisdiction for this new Court should replicate that of
the ICC. It should cover major international
crimes of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. It should
go further and be better that ICC jurisdiction, it should encompass
crimes such as piracy, terrorism, mercenary activity, corruption,
money-laundering, human and narcotics trafficking and the illegal
exploitation of natural resources. These are key issues ailing Africa
today. And by doing that, ICC will not have any business as far as a New
Africa” is concerned.
The idea is certainly good, because every crime must be investigated and the culprits should be punished, but while in root will not be destroyed by the militants, attacking with impunity, just like here after 3 killed after al-Shabaab attack Amisom base https://tuko.co.ke/220175-several-dead-deadly-al-shabaab-attack-amisom-base.html - the creation of a global judicial body does not make sense, in my opinion, what do you think about this?
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