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Acceptance of the International Criminal Court in Côte d’Ivoire: Between the Hope for Justice and the Concern of ‘Victor’s Justice’

 
The arrest of Laurent Gbagbo in April 2011 marked the end of a decade of political instability in Côte d’Ivoire. In October 2000, Gbagbo was elected President of said country but was defeated in a presidential election in 2010 by the former Prime Minister Alassane Ouattara. Gbagbo rejected the results, and both he and Ouattara, took the presidential oath, sparking violence that claimed the lives… Learn more  
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Methodology

 
The acceptance assessment methodology provides basic guidance for scholars interested in researching the acceptance of international criminal justice in situation countries. It discusses possible approaches to operationalize the subject by exploring more in detail the relevant aspects of such a study (institutions, actors, context, and acceptance itself). The methodology document was developed by… Learn more  
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Acceptance of International Criminal Justice and the Path to the International Criminal Court in Palestine

 
On 1 April 2015, Palestine became the 123rd state party to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) of 17 July 1998. According to the statute’s principles, Palestine, like any ICC member-state, must ‘exercise its criminal jurisdiction over those responsible for international crimes’. However, Palestine is a special case in ICC history for several reasons. First, the question of… Learn more  
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Acceptance of International Criminal Justice in Situation Countries. 10 Key Findings

 
The following 10 key findings are distilled from a research project entitled Exploring Multiple Dimensions of the Acceptance of International Criminal Justice in the Post-Nuremberg Era at the International Nuremberg Principles Academy. Between 2015 and 2017, research fellows, from situation countries where international tribunals, hybrid courts or the International Criminal Court are active,… Learn more  
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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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