%0 Journal Article
%T Prosecuting the Gaddafi's: Swift or political justice?
%A Geert-Jan Knoops
%J Amsterdam Law Forum
%D 2012
%I VU University Library
%X In this article the author assesses the legality and legitimacy of the Gaddafi arrest warrant; was the issuance thereof a matter of swift justice or was it merely meant to serve as political pressure in overthrowing a detrimental regime? To this end the available evidence at the time the arrest warrants were issued, political motives behind the arrest warrants and differences ¨C or actually similarities ¨C between the Syrian and the Libyan situation, are discussed. Moreover, the trial prospects of Saif Al Islam Gaddafi, who is facing a trial before either a Libyan court or the International Criminal Court, are analysed. The case review in this article illustrates the dynamics of politics within International Criminal Law.
%K International Criminal Court
%K international criminal justice
%K United Nations
%K human rights
%U http://ojs.ubvu.vu.nl/alf/article/view/248