International Criminal Court case study

2019 ◽  
pp. 140-164
Author(s):  
Regina E. Rauxloh

This chapter explores the role of social media in the creation of myths and public beliefs about justice and law. Using the case study of the YouTube clip Kony 2012 the author identifies a number of myths and public beliefs this video creates and sustains, looking at three principal myths, namely the myths regarding the background and facts of the armed conflict and the current situation in Uganda, the myths regarding possible military and legal solutions and last but not least the myth surrounding the effectiveness of online activism itself. Rauxloh argues that the portrayal of a very long and complex conflict as simply a war of good versus evil and the presented solution of the “mighty West” helping the “helpless Africa” perpetuates dangerous stereotypes which are in direct contradiction to the aims of international criminal justice in general and the International Criminal Court in particular. It is also argued that one of the most damaging myths is the notion of the internet as the freely accessible democratic forum which opens up the power of voice to everybody. Rauxloh warns that social media have an unprecedented potential for creating, spreading and perpetuating myths and public beliefs.


2006 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 227-248 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adrian L. Jones

Abstract. As a recent instance of transnational cooperation and governance, encompassing a novel combination of international and supranational legal properties, the International Criminal Court provides an instructive forum for considering increasingly complex sovereignty. This paper considers why Canada and the United States have pursued such divergent policies toward the Court. I argue that these postures are informed by their subjective conceptions of state sovereignty, a reflection of varying interests, values and capacities. As such, this case study illuminates factors that may influence patterns and limitations of transnational cooperation by states.Résumé. Comme exemple récent de coopération et de gouvernance transnationales, englobant une combinaison innovatrice de caractéristiques juridiques internationales et supranationales, la Cour pénale internationale constitue un forum instructif pour l'étude de la complexité croissante de la souveraineté. Cet article examine pourquoi le Canada et les États-Unis ont adopté des politiques aussi divergentes à l'égard de la Cour. J'avance que leurs positions sont fondées sur leurs notions subjectives de la souveraineté des États et qu'elles reflètent les divergences de leurs intérêts, de leurs valeurs et de leurs capacités. En définitive, cette étude de cas met en lumière les facteurs susceptibles d'influencer les modèles et les limites de la coopération transnationale entre les États.


2009 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 957 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelisiana Thynne

The International Criminal Court marked its tenth anniversary in 2008. In conjunction with that milestone, this article considers the status of international justice in the context of victims’ rights in the Court’s proceedings. The author presents a case study of the Thomas Lubanga Dyilo case and, in doing so, explores the reasons why the Court might already be failing to provide international justice for victims of international crimes. The article specifically discusses the rights of victims of gender-based crimes and the intersection between victims and justice in the Court. The author also offers suggestions of how the Court can better achieve international justice for victims as it moves forward with its first cases.


2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 391-410
Author(s):  
Jillian Dobson ◽  
Sofia Stolk

This article explores the specific identity that the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) at the International Criminal Court constructs and communicates to the outside world through its press releases. The mapping of the OTP’s essential claims about allegiances, the judicial mandate, and victims, highlights how the OTP imagines and manages its self-asserted moral authority. An in-depth case study of its framing of the turbulent developments in the cases against Kenyan officials shows how the OTP’s discourse is marked by a continuous repetition of goals and values while it simultaneously strategically shifts allegiances and externalizes failure in times of criticism.


2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 391-412 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haydee J Dijkstal

Abstract The case against Ahmad Al Faqi Al Mahdi marked the first prosecution and conviction for acts of destruction of cultural heritage before the International Criminal Court (ICC). Therefore, for the first time, the ICC recognized that although the crimes were committed against buildings and property, individuals and communities harmed by this destruction were victims who could participate in the proceedings and receive reparations. Using the Al Mahdi proceedings as a case study, this article examines how the prosecution of the destruction of cultural heritage, and also the reparations proceedings, were influenced by human rights considerations. This article concludes that human rights considerations influenced the Chamber’™s reparations decision in the Al Mahdi case, particularly in regards to the victims’™ recognition, participation and ability to claim a reparations award. However, the article argues that procedural and human rights considerations were not extended equally to the convicted individual and fell short of achieving an appropriate balance of rights.


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