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Frames of Acceptance of International Criminal Justice in Serbia

 
The dissolution of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, which culminated in a four-year armed conflict from 1991 to 1995, triggered the establishment of the first ad hoc International Criminal Tribunal since the Nuremberg trials. The ICTY was set up by United Nations Security Council Resolution 827, which was passed on 25 May 1993 in response to the serious violations of international… Learn more  
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‘Two-Faced’ Acceptance of International Criminal Justice Accountability Mechanisms by Actors in the Northern Uganda Armed Conflict

 
Since Uganda gained independence from the British on 9 October 1962, Uganda has been plagued by troubles, violence and conflict, with millions experiencing grave injustices and serious human rights violations. Conflict in Uganda, as in many African states, has its roots in ethnic differences, marginalisation and colonial legacies. At the end of each conflict, the country has had to grapple with… Learn more  
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Prosecuting the Khmer Rouge: Views from the Inside

 
Out of Cambodia’s total population of approximately 7 to 8 million, it is estimated that 1.5 to 2 million died of starvation, disease, and execution during the reign of the Democratic Kampuchea regime, which lasted from 17 April 1975 to 6 January 1979. Following the fall of the DK (also known as the Khmer Rouge Regime), ‘a truth commission, lustration policies, amnesty programmes, and domestic or… Learn more  
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Methodology: FAIR AND EFFECTIVE INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF INTERNATIONAL CRIMES

 
Methodology: FAIR AND EFFECTIVE INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF INTERNATIONAL CRIMES Learn more  
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Assessing the Acceptance of International Criminal Justice in Kenya

 
This chapter assesses the acceptance of international criminal justice (ICJ) in Kenya among victims, civil society activists, political elites and directly affected communities. In Kenya, ICJ entails the International Criminal Court, owing to its intervention in the country’s 2007/8 post elections violence (PEV). The PEV ensued after the disputed December 2007 presidential elections results… Learn more  
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Prosecution that Never Began: An Exploration of Acceptance of International Criminal Justice in Nigeria

 
Since the release of the preliminary investigation of war crimes and crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court (ICC) in Nigeria in 2012 there have been different reactions from affected communities, political parties, experts, and civil society organisations which expected that it would result in the prosecution of criminals. However, so far, no prosecution has begun. Central to… Learn more  
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Unfinished Business: Acceptance of International Criminal Justice in Ukraine

 
Since Russia’s seizure of Crimea and the beginning of the armed conflict in eastern Ukraine, many in Kyiv have taken to the idea of enlisting the help of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague to punish those responsible and discourage further belligerence. Political leaders in Ukraine, including President Poroshenko, like to publicly invoke ‘The Hague’ as a judicial instance of last… Learn more  
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Between Interests and Values: Ukraine's Contingent Acceptance of International Criminal Justice

 
The chapter discusses the acceptance of international criminal justice in Ukraine with a specific focus on the acceptance by the Government. Ukraine is currently under ICC preliminary examination, which began after the country granted the ICC jurisdiction over certain crimes committed since 2014. As Ukraine has not ratified the Rome Statute but granted selected jurisdiction, the ICC depends even… Learn more  
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Assessing the Political Acceptance of Hybrid Courts in Fractured States: The Case of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon

 
The chapter addresses the acceptance of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) among different groups of society in Lebanon. In 2007, the STL was established following a UN Resolution with the mandate to try those most responsible for specific crimes committed between 2004 and 2005. The crimes in question were attempted and actual assassinations, the most prominent of which was the murder of… Learn more  
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'Changing Faces' on Acceptance of International Criminal Intervention in Kenya

 
The chapter examines the acceptance of the ICC in Kenya and discusses a range of recent events in which the ICC trials were politicized by the national political elite, with some of its members seeking to frame it as a neocolonial intervention. The chapter distinguishes between formal compliance and the actual behavior of political actors. Acceptance is thus defined as an action that goes beyond… Learn more  
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