ICC under Fire in Africa

In: SAIS Review, Band 28, Heft 2, S. 121-122

Abstract

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has dealt primarily with cases relating to African countries, this is significant because several countries in Africa feel the ICCs manner of operation & jurisdiction is inapplicable & in several cases the ICC has aggravated conflict as opposed to resolving it. This article cites the ICC imposed setbacks in peace negotiations between the Ugandan government & the Lords Resistance Army & questions raised about the ICCs ability to mediate peace in Dafur. These examples challenge the founding principle of the ICC, that all countries can agree upon certain standards of justice & cooperation in order put an end to humanity's greatest calamities. C. Goger