Both were relegated to the State De-partment for resolution, where they were subject to inconsistent treat- ment. ��� �+1^���(L0���H]~� 2�d�d6��?�l����$#�P(�dR�����wݸlƀ���%�B� /SM 0.02 However, if a head of state or minister ordered torture while in office he would be liable under the Torture Convention. Head of state immunity has its origins in sovereign immunity, dat-ing from a time when the state and its ruler were considered one. endobj Once heads of State are no longer in office, they lose any special protection afforded to them through their personal immunity as heads of State, and are only protected by the same rules of functional immunity 22 as applicable to other former State officials. /Height 152 The freedom, under customary international law, of heads of state, heads of government, and ministers from criminal jurisdiction for public and private acts committed while in office or before. /Length 7 0 R Head of State Immunity in International Criminal Law A Case Study on Charles Taylor ARIANE AQUILINA HEAD OF STATE IMMUNITY Louis XIV’s infamous statement, ‘L’etat c’est moi’, accurately portrays how the idea of Head of State immunity was viewed in the past when it came to International Criminal Law. ». /SA true /Filter /FlateDecode A Dictionary of Law Enforcement », Subjects: n^��wްv�O殮�.M�Bz6����^�o�?����NԚv�m����ڎ�����3R��t�}�{�C�׫[�~�!+C��|O�G� /Type /ExtGState In the case of the former president of Chile, General Pinochet, the House of Lords decided that he had no immunity to prevent him being extradited for torture charges relating to … Thereafter, the rationale for the immunity shifted to a theory of functional necessity and was instead determined in accordance with diplomatic immunity. /CA 1.0 The position after they have left office is not quite so clear. /ColorSpace /DeviceGray — 7) 8 . >> /CreationDate (D:20201008114432Z) 3 0 obj Personal immunity is a procedural defence covering inviolability and immunity from criminal jurisdiction; however it ends with the cessation of the agent’s official duties. 4) /AIS false << 4 0 obj 1 2 . [/Pattern /DeviceRGB] (See The Arrest Warrant of 11 April 2000 (Democratic Republic of Congo v Belgium), ICJ Reports, 2002). �l��`�ԥ�QH1=l��I�R�(���͑�,����������-����g��� ���7�?�2!�_E���ކ�t��ד���[�v�=,61�֨�cD�'�9�\�2�(��7�z� €V �kX� �D�h��==<����=����sĨQ�#�{xz�5b�J���=j������Q#�T���2 endobj BASIL (Blacks of the American Society of International Law), Women in International Law Mentoring Program, 2020 Presidential Election: What is at Stake, International Law and the Trump Administration: An Online Series, eResources - Insights and other E-Publications. Phone +1-202-939-6001 2223 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington DC 20008 (c) Copyright Oxford University Press, 2013. x��]X�^z��*�b�-�ذ{M�����Ƃ ����X��F�%� *vQb�� D�"Rϛ�ݻw�-p�����qwgfggv��9s����!��B�t�V�+jN畑}ʥ��#�CߺE��[��f�>��r�k�.��R�(��3"�? /Type /XObject in  Law The doctrine of Head of State immunity affords serving Heads of State personal immunity for every act undertaken during their term in office, including acts undertaken in a private capacity. Until the middle of last century such immunity was absolute. << /Subtype /Image /Creator (�� w k h t m l t o p d f 0 . Under the terms of the licence agreement, an individual user may print out a PDF of a single entry from a reference work in OR for personal use (for details see Privacy Policy and Legal Notice). The Arrest Warrant case suggests that they have immunity for public acts done whilst in office. Head of State Immunity, once unchallengeable may now look to be an antiquated theoretical concept rather than living adjunct to the management of international affairs. International Law, View all related items in Oxford Reference », Search for: 'head of state immunity' in Oxford Reference ». /Title (��) The concept of head of state immunity developed from immunity afforded to states and is based on the principles of state-sovereignty and equality between states. Head-of-state immunity remains a controversial topic within International Criminal Law: although many scholars and tribunal prosecutors argue that sitting heads of state should not be immune from international prosecutions if accused of atrocity crimes, multiple states as well as a minority of scholars assert the opposite. 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