This book concentrates on the crisis perpetrated by the Boko Haram group in Nigeria, which since 2009 has made a
definitive impact on both the domestic and international criminal landscape. The volume centres on three core
issues: first, an assessment of the criminal legal responses at the domestic level, where the legal characterization of
the conducts in question, including an evaluation of the state of specific domestic prosecutions, are assessed.
Secondly, the book gauges the potential for international criminal justice while evaluating the Boko Haram situation
at the International Criminal Court. This includes an assessment of the jurisdictional aspects, the admissibility, and the interests of justice requirements in addition to the appraisal of conducts amounting to war crimes and crimes
against humanity perpetrated.
Finally, the book explores possible non-prosecutorial responses in the form of classic and non-classic transitional
justice mechanisms that maybe utilized as a response to the crisis in Nigeria. Furthermore, it draws instructive
lessons from Nigeria’s past misadventure with specific transitional justice mechanisms while exploring the realities
of utilizing the restorative justice mechanisms available in Nigeria. The volume concludes by calling for a victim-centred approach in the discourse around the Boko Haram crisis.
This book presents a definitive study of the history of the development of Boko Haram and the related domestic and
international criminal legal issues. Researchers and anyone seeking to understand the Boko Haram crisis in relation to international criminal law, including those looking for a clear overview of the criminal conduct perpetrated by Boko
Haram in Nigeria and a view of Nigeria’s domestic legal regime, will benefit from the information on offer.
Victoria Ojo-Adewuyi is a lawyer, called to the Nigeria Bar in 2012. She obtained a Bachelor of Laws degree (LL.B)in 2011 from the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife (Nigeria), obtained a Master of Laws Degree (LL.M) from the University of the Western Cape, Cape Town (South Africa) and Humboldt Universität zu Berlin under the South African-German Centre for Transnational Criminal Justice in 2016, and completed her doctorate in International Criminal Law at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (Germany) in 2022.
By:
Victoria Ojo-Adewuyi Imprint: T.M.C. Asser Press Edition: 1st ed. 2024 Volume: 34 Dimensions:
Height: 235mm,
Width: 155mm,
Weight: 530g ISBN:9789462656147 ISBN 10: 9462656142 Series:International Criminal Justice Series Pages: 225 Publication Date:03 January 2024 Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active
Chapter 1. Introduction and Overview of the Book.- Chapter 2 The Boko Haram Crisis.- Chapter 3. Domestic Criminal Legal Responses.- Chapter 4. The Boko Haram Crisis and the International Criminal Court.- Chapter 5.- Beyond Criminal Prosecutions: Alternatives and Adjuncts.- Chapter 6. Concluding Remarks: Towards a Victim-Centred Approach.- Index.
