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Trial justice : the international criminal court and the Lord's Resistance Army / Tim Allen.
Van Pelt Library DT433.285 .A47 2006
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Allen, Tim, 1956-
- Series:
- African arguments
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- International Criminal Court.
- Lord's Resistance Army.
- Courts of last resort.
- War crimes--Uganda.
- War crimes.
- Children--Crimes against--Uganda.
- Children.
- Mediation--Uganda.
- Mediation.
- Children--Crimes against.
- Uganda--History--1979-.
- Uganda.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 230 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Zed ; London : In association with International African Institute ; Claremont, South Africa : David Philip ; New York : Distributed in the USA exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan, 2006.
- Summary:
- There is no doubt that appealling 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.
- While recognizing the difficulties involved, Tim Allen 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 - and not only in Africa. Amnesties and peace talks may never be the same again.
- Contents:
- Districts of northern Uganda affected by the LRA xviii
- 1 Introduction: ending impunity 1
- International law and the most serious crimes 4
- A resurgence of international criminal trials 9
- The creation of the ICC 16
- 2 The coming of the Lord's Resistance Army 25
- Political upheavals, spirituality and guerrilla war 28
- Joseph Kony and the LRA 37
- War and counter-insurgency strategies 44
- 3 Displacement and abduction 53
- Living in IDP camps 53
- Living with the LRA 60
- Some experiences of abduction 66
- 4 Amnesty, peace talks and prosecution 72
- The change in political context 72
- The Amnesty Act 74
- Peace talks 78
- Referral to the ICC 82
- Reactions to the ICC in Uganda 83
- Legal aspects of the ICC intervention 88
- 5 Concerns about the court 96
- The ICC is biased 96
- The ICC exacerbates the violence and endangers vulnerable groups 102
- The ICC is spoiling the peace process 117
- 6 Justice and healing 128
- Institutionalization of 'mato oput' 132
- A diversity of local views 138
- Chiefs, churches and spirits 148
- The evidence on healing and justice 160
- 7 Conclusion: a learning process 169
- 8 Postscript: the warrants 182.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 218-222) and index.
- ISBN:
- 184277736X
- 1842777378
- OCLC:
- 62715322
- Publisher Number:
- 9781842777367 (hbk.)
- 9781842777374 (pbk.)
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