The Congo Trials In The International Criminal Court
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Author | : Richard Gaskins |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 495 |
Release | : 2022-05-26 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 1009208772 |
An insightful account of the international court's efforts to make sense of African conflicts in completing its first three trials.
Author | : Tim Allen |
Publisher | : Zed Books Ltd. |
Total Pages | : 212 |
Release | : 2013-04-04 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 1848137931 |
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has run into serious problems with its first big case -- the situation in northern Uganda. There is no doubt that appalling crimes have occurred here. Over a million people have been forced to live in overcrowded displacement camps under the control of the Ugandan army. Joseph Kony's Lord's Resistance Army has abducted thousands, many of them children and has systematically tortured, raped, maimed and killed. Nevertheless, the ICC has confronted outright hostility from a wide range of groups, including traditional leaders, representatives of the Christian Churches and non-governmental organizations. Even the Ugandan government, which invited the court to become involved, has been expressing serious reservations. Tim Allen assesses the controversy. While recognizing the difficulties involved, he shows that much of the antipathy towards the ICC's intervention is misplaced. He also draws out important wider implications of what has happened. Criminal justice sets limits to compromise and undermines established procedures of negotiation with perpetrators of violence. Events in Uganda have far reaching implications for other war zones - and not only in Africa. Amnesties and peace talks may never be quite the same again.
Author | : Jim Freedman |
Publisher | : University of Toronto Press |
Total Pages | : 240 |
Release | : 2017-10-31 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 1487516258 |
A lively narrative account of the first case to appear at the International Criminal Court, A Conviction in Question documents the trial of Union of Congolese Patriots leader and warlord, Thomas Lubanga Dyilo. Although Dyilo’s crimes, including murder, rape, and the forcible conscription of child soldiers, were indisputable, legal wrangling and a clash of personalities caused the trial to be prolonged for an unprecedented six years. This book offers an accessible account of the rapid evolution of international law and the controversial trial at the foundation of the International Criminal Court. The first book to thoroughly examine Dyilo’s trial, A Conviction in Question looks at the legal issues behind each of the trial’s critical moments, including the participation of Dyilo’s victims at the trial and the impact of witness protection. Through eye-witness observation and analysis, Jim Freedman shows that the trial suffered from all the problems associated with ordinary criminal law trials, and uses Dyilo’s case to further comment on the role of international courts in a contemporary global context.
Author | : Richard Gaskins |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 495 |
Release | : 2022-05-26 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 1009275534 |
This is the first in-depth study of the first three ICC trials: an engaging, accessible text meant for specialists and students, for legal advocates and a wide range of professionals concerned with diverse cultures, human rights, and restorative justice. Now with an updated postscript for the paperback edition, it offers a balanced view on persistent tensions and controversies. Separate chapters analyze the working realities of central African armed conflicts, finding reasons for their surprising resistance to ICC legal formulas. The book dissects the Court's structural dynamics, which were designed to steer an elusive middle course between high moral ideals and hard political realities. Detailed chapters provide vivid accounts of courtroom encounters with four Congolese suspects. The mixed record of convictions, acquittals, dissents, and appeals, resulting from these trials, provides a map of distinct fault-lines within the ICC legal code, and suggests a rocky path ahead for the Court's next ventures.
Author | : William Schabas |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 15 |
Release | : 2007-10-18 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 0521881250 |
The International Criminal Court ushers in a new era in the protection of human rights. The Court will prosecute genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes when national justice systems are either unwilling or unable to do so themselves. This third revised edition considers the initial rulings by the Pre-Trial Chambers and the Appeals Chamber, and the cases it is prosecuting, namely, Democratic Republic of Congo, northern Uganda, Darfur, as well as those where it had decided not to proceed, such as Iraq. The law of the Court up to and including its ruling on a confirmation hearing, committing Chalres Lubanga for trial on child soldiers offences, is covered. It also addresses the difficulties created by US opposition, analysing the ineffectiveness of measures taken by Washington to obstruct the Court, and its increasing recognition of the inevitability of the institution.
Author | : Evelyn A. Ankumah |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2016 |
Genre | : Criminal courts |
ISBN | : 9781780684178 |
While the ICC can be said to contribute to criminal justice in Africa, it cannot be denied that the relationship between the Court and the continent has been troublesome. The ICC has been accused of targeting Africa, and many African states do not seem willing to cooperate with the Court. Debates on Africa and international criminal justice are increasingly politicised.
Author | : Alexis Arieff |
Publisher | : DIANE Publishing |
Total Pages | : 33 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : International criminal courts |
ISBN | : 1437932797 |
This report provides background on current International Criminal Court (ICC) cases and examines issues raised by the ICC's actions in Africa, including the potential deterrence of future abuses and the potential impact on African peace processes.
Author | : Christian De Vos |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 525 |
Release | : 2015-12-18 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 1316483266 |
The International Criminal Court emerged in the early twenty-first century as an ambitious and permanent institution with a mandate to address mass atrocity crimes such as genocide and crimes against humanity. Although designed to exercise jurisdiction only in instances where states do not pursue these crimes themselves (and are unwilling or unable to do so), the Court's interventions, particularly in African states, have raised questions about the social value of its work and its political dimensions and effects. Bringing together scholars and practitioners who specialise on the ICC, this collection offers a diverse account of its interventions: from investigations to trials and from the Court's Hague-based centre to the networks of actors who sustain its activities. Exploring connections with transitional justice and international relations, and drawing upon critical insights from the interpretive social sciences, it offers a novel perspective on the ICC's work. This title is also available as Open Access.
Author | : Open Society Justice Initiative |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 8 |
Release | : 2015 |
Genre | : Criminal Justice |
ISBN | : |
After his trial on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity before the ICC, Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo now stands accused along with four others of seeking to influence the outcome of the process by bribing witnesses. The former Congolese politician and militia leader faces a second trial on charges of crimes against the administration of justice, together with two senior members of his defense team, a Congolese Member of Parliament, and a defense witness. This briefing paper-with timeline-explains the background to the trial, the first of its kind at the court.
Author | : Christian M. De Vos |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 389 |
Release | : 2020-04-23 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 1108472486 |
Critically explores the International Criminal Court's evolution and the domestic effects of its interventions in three African countries.