International Criminal Justice & post conflict
African mistrust of "Northern Justice"
By Vidal Martín (19/12/2008)
International justice as a whole focuses primarily on the African continent: the International Criminal Court, various international tribunals and, more recently, universal justice too. Faced with this situation, while the West contemplates the role of the international community, Africa is protesting.
International Criminal Justice & post conflict
International justice and the diplomatic struggle over Darfur
By Isabelle Birambaux (19/12/2008)
In July 2008, the International Criminal Court accused the president of Sudan of fuelling the genocide in Darfur. Such an action could be a means of putting pressure on the Sudanese government to accept the presence of international forces in the area and to put an end to the attacks on the civilian population. At the same time, there are other interests at stake (concerning oil and geopolitics) which countries such as France and China are involved in, and which affect decisions made by the UN Security Council.
International Criminal Justice & post conflict
Accountability and complementarity between courts
By Mónica Martínez (21/10/2008)
Since the beginning of the 1990s, a new culture of accountability and defence of
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human rights has increasingly been established. International will in favour of such a move serves to confirm the link between international systems of accountability and the maintenance of peace and security.
The Afghanistan-Pakistán nexus
By Robert Matthews (20/10/2008)
Pakistan, a country that Newsweek headlined in late 2007 as “the most dangerous country on earth”, has become perceptibly more dangerous.
International Criminal Justice & post conflict
European efforts in transitional justice
By María Avello (03/09/2008)
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Over the last few years, Europe has reacted in different ways to the need for accountability that arises in countries and regions emerging from a conflict. This paper analyse the initiatives which have been undertaken by both the EU and the countries themselves in their internal legislation.
