The International Criminal Court (ICC) has run into serious
problems with its first big case -- the situation in northern
Uganda. There is no doubt that appalling 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. Tim Allen assesses the
controversy. While recognizing the difficulties involved, he 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 for
other war zones - and not only in Africa. Amnesties and peace talks
may never be quite the same again.
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