This article displays the various ways that African philosophies have made a contribution to international criminal law. It shows that African philosophies have, to a certain extent, influenced the manner in which post-conflict African states as well as the African Union (au) address accountability for grave breaches of international law. This influence is evidenced in the setting up of traditional African approaches to accountability for international crimes in post-conflict African states as well as in some of the au initiatives which address accountability for grave breaches. The article begins by contextualizing the topic within traditional African cultures through a historical analysis of the practices, concepts and institutions that governed criminal accountability as well as an analysis of the African philosophies upon which these practices, concepts and institutions were anchored. It continues with the concern of ‘how’ and ‘to what extent’ African philosophies have influenced international criminal law. Moreover, it considers some of the controversial areas of international criminal law in which African philosophies are overlooked, despite their potential to make a valuable contribution. This section is supported by the belief that a combined approach to international criminal law, of both traditional African and Western concepts, offers a better solution to the current impasse experienced in certain areas.

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非洲哲学对国际刑法的贡献

本文展示了非洲哲学对国际刑法做出贡献的各种方式。这表明，非洲哲学在一定程度上影响了冲突后非洲国家以及非洲联盟的行事方式。非盟）解决严重违反国际法行为的责任问题。这种影响体现在冲突后非洲国家以及一些非洲国家对国际犯罪追究责任的传统非洲方法中。非盟解决严重违规行为问责问题的举措。本文首先通过对管辖刑事责任的实践、概念和机构的历史分析以及对这些实践、概念和机构所依据的非洲哲学的分析，将这一主题置于非洲传统文化的背景下。它继续关注非洲哲学“如何”以及“在多大程度上”影响了国际刑法。此外，它还考虑了国际刑法中一些有争议的领域，尽管非洲哲学有可能做出宝贵的贡献，但这些领域却被忽视。本节的支持理由是：非洲传统概念和西方概念相结合的国际刑法方法为解决某些领域目前的僵局提供了更好的解决办法。