Plan to give existing African court powers to handle international-scale crimes come under scrutiny as sceptics question whether it could be independent and sustainable. Ahead of an African Union summit in Addis Ababa this week, legal experts are urging caution over plans to expand the jurisdiction of the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights to allow it to try individuals for mass crimes. The proposal is likely to be on the agenda for the African Union meeting taking place on January 21-28...
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