Contested Justice
The Politics and Practice of the International Criminal Court Interventions
Published on 18. December 2015
Book
Hardback
526 pages
978-1-107-07653-2 (ISBN)
Description
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.
Reviews / Votes
'The book is an invaluable text for civil society organisations, researchers and practitioners looking to understand ICC interventions and wider debates on the local and global justice dynamics. Notably the book is available online free as an open access book, enabling greater access.' Luke Moffett, Criminal Law and Criminal JusticeMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
1 Tables, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 33 mm
Weight
904 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-107-07653-2 (9781107076532)
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Christian De Vos
Contested Justice
The Politics and Practice of International Criminal Court Interventions
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12/2015
Cambridge University Press
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Christian De Vos | Sara Kendall | Carsten Stahn
Contested Justice
The Politics and Practice of International Criminal Court Interventions
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12/2015
Cambridge University Press
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Persons
Christian De Vos is an advocacy officer with the Open Society Justice Initiative. Sara Kendall is a lecturer in international law at the University of Kent, Canterbury. She also co-directs Kent Law School's Centre for Critical International Law. Carsten Stahn is Chair of International Criminal Law and Global Justice at Leiden University and Programme Director of the Grotius Centre for International Studies, The Hague.
Content
Foreword Ruti G. Teitel; Introduction Christian M. De Vos, Sara Kendall and Carsten Stahn; Part I. Law's Shape and Place: 1. In whose name? The ICC and the search for constituency Frederic Megret; 2. The ICC and conceptions of the 'local' Carsten Stahn; 3. The global as local: the limits and possibilities of integrating international and transitional justice David S. Koller; 4. Bespoke transitional justice at the International Criminal Court Jaya Ramji-Nogales; 5. A synthesis of community based justice and complementarity Michael A. Newton; Part II. Reception and Contestation: 6. In the shadow of Kwoyelo's trial: the ICC and complementarity in Uganda Stephen Oola; 7. A story of missed opportunities: the role of the International Criminal Court in the Democratic Republic of Congo Pascal Kalume Kambale; 8. The justice vanguard: Kenyan civil society and the pursuit of accountability Njonjo Mue and Judy Gitau; 9. 'They told us we would be part of history': reflections on the civil society intermediary experience in the Great Lakes region Deirdre Clancy; Part III. Practices of Inclusion and Exclusion: 10. Challenges and limitations of outreach: from the ICTY to the ICC Matias Hellman; 11. 'We ask for justice, you give us law': justice talk and the encapsulation of victims Kamari Maxine Clarke; 12. Refracted justice: the imagined victim and the International Criminal Court Laurel E. Fletcher; 13. Reparations and the politics of recognition Peter J. Dixon; 14. Beyond the restorative turn: the limits of legal humanitarianism Sara Kendall; Part IV. Politics and Legal Pluralism: 15. All roads lead to Rome: implementation and domestic politics in Kenya and Uganda Christian M. De Vos; 16. Applying and 'misapplying' the Rome Statute in the Democratic Republic of Congo Patryk I. Labuda; 17. Beyond the 'shadow' of the ICC: struggles over control of the conflict narrative in Colombia Jennifer Easterday; 18. Between justice and politics: the ICC's intervention in Libya Mark Kersten; 19. Peace making, justice, and the ICC Juan E. Mendez and Jeremy Kelley.