Is Peace in the Interests of Justice? The Case for Broad Prosecutorial Discretion at the International Criminal Court

Rodman, Kenneth A.

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“…Furthermore, human rights organisations are also accused of superficially separating international law from international politics. 83 As Ramesh Thakur points out, the interplay between politics, justice and morality is more complicated than meets the eye. 84 Moreover, it is sometimes inevitable and necessary to take political constraints into account when proposing justice mechanisms.…”

Section: Ii1 the Applicability Of Judicial Prosecution Mechanism In mentioning

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Politics of Justice, Human Rights and Reconciliation in the Collapsed State of Somalia

Khayre¹

2016

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For societies emerging from repressive regimes or violent conflict, finding an appropriate response to deal with past gross and flagrant abuses of human rights have been dauntingly challenging. Undoubtedly, the situation is much more precarious and complex in totally collapsed states where there is no functioning central authority. By and large, most studies on accountability mechanisms for past human rights violations focus on the situations of transition from repressive regimes to democracy. In consequence, the questions and different challenges emanating from ongoing violent conflicts in collapsed states, and the role of criminal accountability in those situations are not sufficiently examined. In view of that, the focus of this article is to investigate the role that transitional justice can play in the protection and promotion of human rights in the collapsed state of Somalia. Furthermore, this article also examines the intrinsic interplay between politics, human rights, peace, justice and reconciliation in such situations. Finally, the article suggests that instead of a haphazard application of accountability mechanisms that often exacerbate the situation, what is imperative is a policy that takes past atrocities into account and devises mechanisms geared towards both dealing with the past and preparing for future stability.

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Politics of Justice, Human Rights and Reconciliation in the Collapsed State of Somalia

Khayre¹

2016

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“…En plus de « percer le voile souverain », de s'en prendre à des chefs d'État dont les immunités sont reléguées à peu de choses, le fonctionnement même de la justice pénale internationale semble s'imposer, voire se substituer au fait souverain et même à la délibération démocratique 1 . C'est sans parler des efforts diplomatiques qui, du Soudan à l'Ouganda, seraient appelés à s'incliner devant les décisions prises à La Haye (Rodman 2009). Les amnisties et autres efforts de réconciliation, pourtant souvent parfois portés par la société civile comme les meilleures des solutions de sortie à des conflits endémiques, paraissent ainsi de plus en plus exclus par la rigidité des efforts internationaux de poursuite.…”

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Cour pénale internationale et néocolonialisme : au-delà des évidences

Mégret

2014

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Le « néocolonialisme » de la Cour pénale internationale a été beaucoup critiqué, au motif que le procureur de la cpi se serait presque exclusivement intéressé à des affaires concernant le continent africain. Cet article tentera d’aller au-delà de la vision de ce néocolonialisme comme ressortissant uniquement d’une sur-représentation d’affaires africaines. Si néocolonialisme il y a, celui-ci tiendrait plus subtilement à un traitement postcolonial de l’Afrique à travers les catégories de la justice pénale internationale. Il importe de replacer les rapports justice pénale internationale / Afrique dans un « temps long » de l’introduction de la pensée et des pratiques pénales modernes sur le continent par le biais de la colonisation et de la construction de l’État postcolonial, notamment au regard de logiques d’exclusion/instrumentalisation/hybridation des formes de la justice traditionnelle.The International Criminal Court’s (icc) supposed “neo-colonialism” has been the focus of much discussion based on the fact that the Court’s Prosecutor has been almost exclusively interested in cases dealing with the African continent. This paper will try to go beyond the issue of a neo-colonialism as seen exclusively through a critique of the over-representation of African indictees. It argues that if there is a form of neo-colonialism at work it is down to more subtle post-colonial treatment of Africa through the categories of international criminal justice. One needs to situate the relationship between international criminal justice and Africa within a “temps long” of the introduction of modern penal thought and practices on the continent from colonization to the construction of the post-colonial state, particularly as seen in the exclusion/instrumentalization/hybridization of forms of traditional justice.La Corte Penal Internacional ha sido muy criticada por su « neo-colonialismo », sobre la base que su Procurador ha enfocado su interés casi exclusivamente en asuntos concernientes al continente africano. Este articulo intentará ir más allá de esa mirada fundada en la sobrerrepresentación de los casos de origen africano. Para ello plantea que, de haber « neo-colonialismo », éste se da de una manera sutil a través de un trato « post-colonial » de África en las categorías de la justicia penal internacional. Esto requiere situar la relación entre la justicia penal internacional y África en un plano de « larga duración » de la introducción al pensamiento penal moderno y sus prácticas en el continente, desde la colonización hasta la construcción de los estados post-coloniales, en particular analizando la exclusión/instrumentalización/hibridación de las formas tradicionales de justicia

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“…186 Whilst the Preamble stipulates that the Model Rules address conflicts amongst these duties, there is no "overriding duty" provision. 187 However, the Model Rules prioritise the client through: 1) textual prioritisation; 2) structural focus; and 3) textual language. A cultural preference for partisanship has been noted in commentary by American attorneys.…”

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“…ABA Model Rules, 1 187. The commentary states: "a lawyer acting as an advocate...has an obligation to present the client"s case with persuasive force.…”

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Professional Ethics at the International Bar

Sarvarian¹

2013

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Is Peace in the Interests of Justice? The Case for Broad Prosecutorial Discretion at the International Criminal Court

Cited by 38 publications

References 14 publications

Politics of Justice, Human Rights and Reconciliation in the Collapsed State of Somalia

Politics of Justice, Human Rights and Reconciliation in the Collapsed State of Somalia

Cour pénale internationale et néocolonialisme : au-delà des évidences

Professional Ethics at the International Bar

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