Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: The Deterrent Effect of International Criminal Tribunals
About
This anthology offers case studies on the deterrent effect of international criminal
tribunals in ten situations, six of which are International Criminal Court situations.
The case studies cover four different international tribunals. This gives a new comparative
perspective on the impact of international criminal law since the early 1990s.
The book seeks to contribute to an important discourse on deterrence: on how
international criminal tribunals can assist in a global, co-operative effort to prevent
core international crimes.
Thirteen authors draw on both quantitative and qualitative factors to assess the
rise and fall of criminality and perceptions of deterrence amongst a wide variety of
respondents. The studies are based on first-hand information where feasible. They
are multi-disciplinary and holistic. Apart from the two editors, the book has contributions
by Evelyne Owiye Asaala, Olivia Bueno, Dafina Bucaj, Seydou Doumbia, Mackline
Ingabire, Kasande Sarah Kihika, Sladjana Lazic, Sharanjeet Parmar, Kounkinè Augustin
Somé and Eleanor D. Thompson. It presents concrete findings and recommendations
to inform future work of international criminal tribunals including the International
Criminal Court.
Table Of Contents
Series Editor’s Preface
Editors’ Preface
1. Introduction
By Jennifer Schense and Linda Carter
2. Assessing Deterrence and the Implications for the International Criminal Court
By Jennifer Schense
3. Serbia and the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia: Deterrence through Coercive Compliance
By Sladjana Lazic
4. Exploring the Boundaries of the Deterrence Effect of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
By Mackline Ingabire
5. Difficulties in Achieving Deterrence by International Criminal Tribunals: The Example of the International Criminal Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia in Kosovo
By Dafina Bucaj
6. Can an International Criminal Tribunal with a Limited Mandate Deter Atrocities? Lessons from the Special Court for Sierra Leone
By Eleanor Thompson
7. Dissuasive or Disappointing? Measuring the Deterrent Effect of the International Criminal Court in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
By Sharanjeet Parmar
8. Evaluating the Deterrent Effect of the International Criminal Court in Uganda
By Kasande Sarah Kihika
9. Deterrence in Sudan: The Limits of a Lonely Court
By Olivia Bueno
10. The Deterrence Effect of the International Criminal Court: A Kenyan Perspective
By Evelyne Asaala
11. The Deterrence Effect of the International Criminal Court in Côte d’Ivoire
By Kounkinè Augustin Somé
12. The Deterrence Effect of the International Criminal Court in Mali After the 2012 Crisis
By Seydou Doumbia
13. Findings and Recommendations
By Jennifer Schense and Linda Carter