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The Failure of the International Criminal Court in Africa

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This book investigates the relationship between the International Criminal Court and Africa (the ICC or the Court), asking why and how the international criminal justice system has so far largely failed the victims of atrocities in Africa.

The book explores how the Court degenerated from a very promising multilateral institution to being an instrumentalised, politicised, weaponised institution that ended up with the victims being the greatest losers. Instead of looking at the International Criminal Court as a recent alternative to a prevailing international criminal justice paradigm, this book argues that the Court is a manifestation of the same world order that was established by the Reconquista in 1492. Written from a decolonial perspective, the book particularly draws on evidence from Zimbabwe in order to demonstrate how the International Criminal Court is failing the victims of the four crimes that fall under its jurisdiction. Drawing on the perspectives of victims in particular, this book highlights the damage caused within Africa by the international criminal justice system and argues for a decolonial conception of justice.

The book will be of interest to researchers from across African politics, international relations, law and criminal justice.

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ISBN: 9781032212340
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Author: Everisto Benyera
Publisher: Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis
Format: Paperback
Pagination: 188 pages
Series: Routledge Contemporary Africa Series
Genres: Regional / International studies
Corporate crime / white-collar crime
Armed conflict
Public international law: criminal law
Criminal justice law
Social law and Medical law
Regional geography
Sociology
Development economics and emerging economies
Systems of law
Comparative politics
Peace studies and conflict resolution
Society and culture: general
Warfare and defence