Tim Allen

Trial Justice

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. März 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 141mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 370g
• ISBN-13: 9781842777374
• ISBN-10: 1842777378
• Artikelnr.: 21139623

Autorenporträt

Dr Tim Allen is a Reader at the London School of Economics and Programme Director of the post-graduate programme in Development Studies.

Inhaltsangabe

1: Introduction: Ending Impunity International Law and the Most Serious
Crimes A Resurgence of International Criminal Trials The Creation of the
ICC 2. The Coming of the Lord's Resistance Army Political Upheavals,
Spirituality and Guerrilla War Joseph Kony and the LRA War and
Counter-Insurgency Strategies 3. Displacement and Abduction Living in IDP
Camps Living with the Lord's Resistance Army Some Experiences of Abduction
4. Amnesty, Peace Talks, and Prosecution The Change in Political Context
The Amnesty Act Reactions to the ICC in Uganda Legal Aspects of the ICC
Intervention 5. Concerns about the Court The ICC is Biased Assessment of
the Evidence The ICC Exacerbates the Violence and Endangers Vulnerable
Groups Assessment of the Evidence The ICC is Spoiling the Peace Process
Assessment of the Evidence 6. Justice and Healing Institutionalization of
'Mato oput' A Diversity of Local Views Chiefs, Churches and Spirits The
Evidence on Healing and Justice 7. Conclusion: A Learning Process Notes
References Index