Past experience suggests warnings that international criminal trials impede peace efforts are overblown. The ICC prosecutor mustn’t politicize her mandate by paying heed to them. A contribution to the openGlobalRights debate on the International Criminal Court. Français
The ICC may consider the local context, but no policy or legal decision that permits impunity for gross human rights abuse can satisfy the interests of justice. A contribution to the openGlobalRights debate on the International Criminal Court.
The intervention of the ICC in some countries has many effects, but little impact on promoting real accountability – and at times working against that goal. A contribution to the openGlobalRights debate on the International Criminal Court. Español
The international human rights regime is too expansive in scope and feeble in enforcement to have any real impact; good government can’t be reduced to a set of rules or rights. A contribution to the openGlobalRights debate on Emerging Powers and Human Rights. Français, العربية, Español
Demanding accountability for war crimes does make the job of peace mediators more difficult, but so be it – an ICC investigation cannot be bargained away. A contribution to the openGlobalRights debate on the International Criminal Court. العربية
Legal interventions can ameliorate some of poverty’s most harmful consequences, but they cannot address poverty’s root causes. This can only be done through major policy changes. A contribution to the openGlobalRights debate on Economic and Social Rights.
Though India refuses to join the ICC, the Rome Statute has proved very useful in pushing for law reform that would put an end to decades of impunity for state complicity in violence. A contribution to the openGlobalRights debate on the International Criminal Court. हिन्दी
When it comes to the ICC’s impact on peace processes, we actually know very little, which may be because we are asking the wrong questions. It’s time to create a stronger analytical framework—including examining cases of ICC non-intervention—to properly understand the positive and negative effects
What exactly are the “interests of justice” in the context of the ICC? And should the ICC prosecutor take conflict resolution into account, or do the interests of peace really lie outside of the ICC’s mandate? A contribution to the openGlobalRights debate on the International Criminal Court. Franç
The International Criminal Court has failed to live up to expectations that it would mark the end of impunity. Beset by controversy, and its continued relevance under challenge, the Court still deserves the patient support of all who believe in international criminal justice. A contribution to the
Budget transparency has the potential to make governments more accountable, but research shows that it occurs most often where it is least needed. A contribution to the openGlobalRights debate on economic and social rights. Español, Français
A global poll into perceptions of human rights confirms there is hope for international human rights organizations to build alliances within Southern civil societies to demand protection of human rights. More efforts should be put into involving local groups in global advocacy. From the openGlobal
