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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 July 2023

Marieke Wierda
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Universiteit Leiden
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The International Criminal Court seeks to end impunity for the world’s worst crimes, in order to contribute to their prevention. But what is its impact to date? This book takes an in-depth look at four countries under scrutiny of the ICC: Afghanistan, Colombia, Libya and Uganda. It puts forward an analytical framework to assess the impact of the ICC on four levels: on the domestic legal systems (systemic effect); on peace negotiations and agreements (transformative effect); on victims (reparative effect); and on the perceptions of affected populations (demonstration effect). It concludes that the ICC, through its expressive function, is having a normative impact on domestic legal systems and peace agreements, but it has brought little reparative justice for victims and it does not necessarily correspond with affected populations view justice priorities. The book concludes that justice for the world’s worst crimes has no “universal formula” that can easily be captured in law.

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Print publication year: 2023

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  • Introduction
  • Marieke Wierda, Universiteit Leiden
  • Book: The Local Impact of the International Criminal Court
  • Online publication: 06 July 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009153805.001
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  • Introduction
  • Marieke Wierda, Universiteit Leiden
  • Book: The Local Impact of the International Criminal Court
  • Online publication: 06 July 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009153805.001
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  • Introduction
  • Marieke Wierda, Universiteit Leiden
  • Book: The Local Impact of the International Criminal Court
  • Online publication: 06 July 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009153805.001
Available formats
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