| Trial Justice Contributor(s): Allen, Tim (Author) |
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ISBN: 1842777378 ISBN-13: 9781842777374 Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC OUR PRICE: $29.65 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2006 Annotation: The first major case before the International Criminal Court is the appalling situation in northern Uganda where Joseph Kony's Lord's Resistance Army abducted thousands, many of them children, and systematically tortured, raped, maimed and killed them. This book argues that much of the antipathy to the ICC is based upon ignorance and misconception. Drawing on field research in Uganda, it shows that victims are much more interested in punitive international justice than has been suggested, and that the ICC has made resolution of the war more likely. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | International Relations - Diplomacy - Political Science | World - General - Law | International |
| Dewey: 967.610 |
| Series: African Arguments |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 5.18" W x 7.82" (0.62 lbs) 256 pages |
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| Publisher Description: 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. |