African Union Requests Deferral of Trial by the International Criminal Court

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Wednesday, January 1, 2014

Author:

Michael Plachta

Volume:

30

Issue:

1

Abstract:

Tense relationships between the African Union and the International Criminal Court (ICC) seem to continue.^{^[2]} At the 15^th Extraordinary session of the Summit of the African Union (AU), held October 11-12, 2013 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the AU Assembly of Heads of States and Governments discussed Africa’s relationship with the ICC – specifically in the context of the planned commencement of the trial of Kenya’s head of state and his deputy.