Search: Affective Justice: Book Symposium: A Response
31 Jul Internships in International Criminal Justice Institutions
...to is the working conditions of interns in international criminal justice institutions, which generally allow them to work without payment. Indeed, paragraph 19 of the Interim Report states that the experts “wished to have a comprehensive understanding of the challenges facing the Court and the Rome Statute system from all levels: elected officials, management, and staff, including junior staff, from both the P-levels and G-levels; from headquarters and field offices.” Absent are interns and visiting professionals, as well as environmental support staff and the people who work, presumably on contract,...
29 Jul A Future Crimes Against Humanity Convention and Asia: A New Tool for Accountability
[Aakash Chandran (X: @ChandranAakash is the Legal Advocacy and Communications Manager at Asia Justice Coalition.] The international community is currently navigating a turbulent phase marked by armed conflicts, aggression, and manifest violations of international humanitarian law and human rights law. The situation in South, Southeast, and East Asia also continues to present alarming developments, including the escalating situation in Myanmar, exacerbated by the absence of concerted international action. The entrenched impunity in Sri Lanka concerning the civil war has left thousands of victims of atrocity crimes without access to justice,...27 Aug Truce Reached in Uganda: The ICC’s Dilemma Continues
should be clear as to the nature of social and political justice and how these relate, say, to criminal justice. Perhaps forgoing retributive justice has a corrosive effect on social and political justice (or even 'legal' or 'ethical' justice; I'm assuming that, in the end, there's more than family resemblance to the various kinds of justice). In any case, I'm grateful to Professor Weinberger for making me think more carefully about what is at stake here. Seamus I should have also said, in fairness to Professor Ku, that we're still...
02 Apr Justice in Extreme Cases: Reflections by the Author
[Darryl Robinson is an Associate Professor at Queen’s University Faculty of Law (Canada), specializing in international criminal justice.] I am deeply grateful to each of the contributors for their excellent additions to the conversation. One of the themes of Justice in Extreme Cases is the important of deliberation in figuring out a framework for moral principles. I agree with and welcome the counterpoints and questions advanced by the contributors. Rather than a typical “response” piece, I will here summarize and celebrate the caveats or concerns that they have raised. Elies van...
29 Jun ICC Landmark Trial: History Seems to Be Repeating Itself For Victims of Darfur Crimes
as a whole. She also emphasised that many participating victims (of which there are now 600) believe that justice and accountability for historic crimes in Darfur are central to the creation of lasting peace in Sudan. Therefore, she suggested that the ICC consider continuing gathering evidence during the current conflict for use in future prosecutions, both as a way to deter further violations and to give those affected hope that perpetrators of the current violence will be brought to justice. Highlights of Testimonies of Participating Victims Voices of participating victims...
07 Feb Overfocusing on Prosecuting Aggression Risks Impunity for Ukraine’s Swelling Dock of Alleged War Criminals
case is actively trying) only and handful of the most responsible perpetrators in their respective jurisdictional contexts. None of the over 121,000 alleged war criminals awaiting prosecution in Ukrainian prisons are accused of being such ‘most responsible’ perpetrators. Arguing in favor of a High War Crimes Court, PILPG experts posit that an extraordinary national tribunal can close the accountability gap for international crimes in Ukraine by “provid[ing] an important additional venue for prosecuting the large number of mid-level perpetrators who might otherwise escape justice.” Discourse on international justice mechanisms for...
24 Jul Procedural Efficiency and Institutional Strain at the International Court of Justice: A Delicate Balance
[ Fabián Raimondo is an Associate Professor of Public International Law at the Faculty of Law of Maastricht University. He has been a member of the Bar of the City of La Plata (Argentina) since 1990 and on the List of Counsel of the International Criminal Court since 2005. He has acted as counsel and advocate for Sudan in three advisory proceedings before the International Court of Justice. Alexandre Skander Galand is an Assistant Professor of International Law at Maastricht University. He has participated in the International Court of Justice...13 Mar Why the ICC Should Not Step Aside — At Least Not Yet
...traditional justice, which is more compensatory than a retributive system,” he said on a visit to London. “That is what we have agreed at the request of the local community. They have been mainly tormenting people in one area and it is that community which asked us to use traditional justice.” It is, if course, tempting to reply to this bait-and-switch by saying “so what?” If ordinary Ugandans believe that peace through traditional justice is more important than punishing the LRA for its many crimes, isn’t that their right? Maybe...
20 Feb Assessing Syria’s Progress Since Assad
...governed only Syria’s northwestern Idlib province and surrounding areas. It assumed control of a central government that had served mainly to uphold the Assad dictatorship and had no control over broad swathes of the country. The new authorities took significant stabilizing steps by establishing transitional constitutional frameworks, forming interim governing structures, and creating justice mechanisms, as well as securing the lifting of international sanctions and achieving positive diplomatic engagement. They also deserve credit for providing a higher level of security and allowing a greater margin of freedom than under Assad,...