POLI 324 Lecture Notes - Lecture 36: Rome Statute Of The International Criminal Court, Uhuru Kenyatta, Neocolonialism
11 Apr 2017
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3 ways to initiate an investigation: referral by state parties (uganda, car, congo, cote d"ivoire, mali, referral by the unsc (darfur sudan, libya, referral by the prosecutor himself (kenya, georgia preliminary) Seriousness of crimes (genocide), war crimes, etc. : substantial evidence in africa in late 1990s-early 2000s (vilmer 2016) Willingness and capacity to prosecute such crimes: dysfunctional, compromised national justice system, cases brought to the icc by african governments (5 states) Icc is operating on a complementary principle, not a substitute to domestic courts. Can fulfill its primary mandate if it technically has little cases. Icc provides a motivation for domestic courts to do their job. Chad"s former dictator hissene habre raises his hands after sentencing during court proceedings in dakar, senegal, may 20 2016. Judge gberdao gustave kam declared habre guilty and sentenced him to life in prison for crimes against humanity, war crimes, and torture. Peace hat has to do with termination of conflict, argument against icc.
