Can the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court be Considered as the Relevant Human Rights Instrument in the Context of the Advisory Jurisdiction of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights?

Abstract

Paragraph 1 of article 4 of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Establishment of an African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights authorizes the African Court to give an advisory opinion within the broad scope of material jurisdiction. Although that is true in a textual sense, the African Court has preferred to the strict construction on the material jurisdiction and refused to give an opinion relating to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. According to the author of this study, the African Court’s advisory jurisdiction contains any subject, relating to the international human rights obligations of the African states, including instruments on the most serious crimes of international concern that have an impact on human rights.

Keywords

• African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights
• Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
• advisory jurisdiction
• advisory opinion
• human rights instruments

Uluslararası Ceza Mahkemesi Roma Statüsü Afrika İnsan ve Halkların Hakları Mahkemesinin Danışma Görüşü Verme Yetkisi Bağlamında İlgili İnsan Hakları Belgesi Olarak Değerlendirilebilir Mi?

Abstract

Afrika İnsan ve Halkların Hakları Şartı’nın Afrika İnsan ve Halkların Hakları Mahkemesi Kurulmasına İlişkin Protokolü’nün 4. maddesinin 1. fıkrası, Afrika Mahkemesi’nin danışma görüşü verme yetkisinin konu bakımından kapsamını oldukça geniş düzenlemektedir. Buna rağmen, Afrika Mahkemesi yetkisini dar yorumlayarak Uluslararası Ceza Mahkemesi Roma Statüsü’ne ilişkin danışma görüşü vermekten çekinmiştir. Bu çalışmanın yazarına göre, Afrika Mahkemesi’nin danışma görüşü verme yetkisi, insan haklarını da etkileyen en ağır suçların düzenlendiği belgeler dahil Afrikalı devletlerin uluslararası insan hakları yükümlülükleriyle ilgili her konuyu kapsamaktadır.

Keywords

• Afrika İnsan ve Halkların Hakları Mahkemesi
• Uluslararası Ceza Mahkemesi Roma Statüsü
• insan hakları belgeleri

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