Corruption as an International Crime and Crime against Humanity: An Outline of Supplementary Criminal Justice Policies |
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| Authors: | Bantekas Ilias |
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| Affiliation: | * Professor of International Law and Head of Law Department, Brunel University. This article is based on a lecture presented at Oslo University on 30 September 2004. [ ilias_bantekas{at}yahoo.co.uk] |
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| Abstract: | Transnational corruption has in recent years been elevated toan international offence but in practical terms it is not consideredserious enough in order for heads of state or cabinet membersto be prosecuted in foreign jurisdictions. There is evidenceto suggest that, in certain cases, corruption may take the formof a crime against humanity. This possibility extends significantlythe jurisdictional ambit of national courts and empowers theInternational Criminal Court to consider a case. Moreover, therestorative component of such criminal prosecutions should aimat restoring, through civil mechanisms, the funds illegallyappropriated to their rightful recipients, the defrauded localpopulations, under the principle of self-determination. |
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