The British Institute in Eastern Africa (BIEA) in Collaboration with the French Institute for Research in Africa (IFRA) invites you to a seminar on
International Justice for Atrocity in Africa? The International Criminal Court, African Governments and Sustainable Peace.
When: Friday, 29 April 2011
Time: 12 Noon – 2.00PM
Where: The British Institute in Eastern Africa (BIEA), Laikipia Road, Kileleshwa
Presenter: Dr Phil Clark – Lecturer in Comparative and International Politics, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London.
Chair: Dr Gabriella Lynch – Senior Lecturer in Africa and the Politics of Development, University of Leeds
As a global judicial institution, the International Criminal Court has to date focused investigations and prosecutions solely in Africa. While this inevitably stirs charges
of ‘neo-colonialism’ and unwarranted foreign intervention in African conflicts, there are more fundamental questions about the ICC’s involvement on the continent.
This lecture explores three key issues. First, should the ICC ever have become involved in the African cases where it is currently operating? Second, what deals did
the ICC strike with domestic governments – in particular, promises to shield certain political elites from prosecution – in exchange for state referrals of cases to the Court? Finally, what are the long-term impacts of the ICC’s operations in Africa, in terms of peace, stability, democratic governance and improving standards of domestic justice? This lecture will draw on five years of ground-level research into the ICC’s investigations in Uganda, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan and Kenya, including more than 400 interviews with international and domestic political and judicial actors and communities affected by mass violence.
This seminar is free and open to all those interested in the topic
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