The Local Impact of the International Criminal Court

Erscheinungsjahr 2023
ISBN: 978-1-009-15274-7
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 250 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 612 g

The International Criminal Court seeks to end impunity for the world's worst crimes, to contribute to their prevention. But what is its impact to date? This book takes an in-depth look at four countries under scrutiny of the ICC: Afghanistan, Colombia, Libya, and Uganda. It puts forward an analytical framework to assess the impact of the ICC on four levels: on the domestic legal systems (systemic effect); on peace negotiations and agreements (transformative effect); on victims (reparative effect); and on the perceptions of affected populations (demonstration effect). It concludes that the ICC is having a normative impact on domestic legal systems and peace agreements, but it has brought little reparative justice for victims, and it does not necessarily correspond with how affected populations view justice priorities. The book concludes that justice for the world's worst crimes has no 'universal formula' that can easily be captured in law by one institution.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wierda, Marieke

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Strafrecht
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Strafrecht, Internationales Verfahrensrecht
• Rechtswissenschaften Allgemeines Verfahrens-, Zivilprozess- und Insolvenzrecht Allgemeines Prozessrecht, Kostenrecht
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik Soziale Dienste, Soziale Organisationen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. A framework for assessing the impact of the ICC; 2. Systemic effect I: The flaws of complementarity; 3. Systemic effect II: Internalization of the Rome statute; 4. Transformative effect I: A paradigm shift in peace negotiations?; 5. Transformative effect II: Peace negotiations in the shadow of the ICC; 6. Societal impact I: Reparative effect for victims?; 7. Societal impact II: Demonstration effect in affected communities; 8. Conclusion: from law to justice; Annex A: Methodological note; Annex B: The current state of the international court.

Über Autor(innen)

Wierda, Marieke
Marieke Wierda is a Dutch lawyer, and is currently Deputy Ambassador of The Netherlands to Yemen. She was educated in the UK and the US and specialized in international criminal law and transitional justice. She has worked with the Foreign Ministry, the United Nations, the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and the International Center for Transitional Justice alongside extensive field experience.