Zabyelina, Yuliya. Between Immunity and Impunity: External Accountability of Political Elites for Transnational Crime (Book Review) by Miles Ratcliffe & Caroline McKenna

Abstract

In Between Immunity and Impunity, Yuliya Zabyelina explores the challenges relating to accountability for profit-driven transnational crimes that destabilise global order. She provides a compelling account of the nature of these crimes and the impact that immunity has on victims’ ability to seek justice. By relying on a wide array of literature, jurisprudence, and governmental and non-governmental reports, Dr. Zabyelina both makes the case for the need for accountability and introduces the reader to various external accountability mechanisms. This book lays the groundwork for future research as it relates to policy considerations for immunity exceptions and the theorisation of how legal and political structures engender impunity for criminal elites.