Category Archives: Central African Republic (CAR)

The Price of War – Economic Crimes and Justice in the Central African Republic

Posted on October 16, 2015 by Mark Kersten

Alain-Guy Sipowo join JiC for this post on the need to address economic crimes and injustice in the Central African Republic. Alain-Guy is Social Science and Humanities Research Council fellow at the McGill Centre on Human Rights and Legal Pluralism. … Continue reading →

Posted in Central African Republic (CAR), Economics of Conflict, Guest Posts, Special Criminal Court | 4 Comments

The Africa-ICC Relationship – More and Less than Meets the Eye (Part 3)

Posted on August 3, 2015 by Mark Kersten

Over the last two weeks, I have attempted to critically examine and assess the relationship between African states and the ICC. In the first post, I critiqued popular assumptions about the relationship, namely that it is viewed as either the … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, African Union (AU), Central African Republic (CAR), Complementarity, Hissène Habré, International Criminal Court (ICC) | 5 Comments

The Africa-ICC Relationship – More and Less than Meets the Eye (Part 2)

Posted on July 24, 2015 by Mark Kersten

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has an ‘Africa problem’. The Court is widely perceived as a Western, neo-colonial institution that unfairly targets African states. The ICC and its champions insist this isn’t the case. The Court is simply misunderstood and … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, African Union (AU), Central African Republic (CAR), Chad, Child Soldiers, Darfur, Democratic Republic of Congo, Dominic Ongwen ICC, Hissène Habré, International Criminal Court (ICC), Ivory Coast / Côte d'Ivoire, Ivory Coast and the ICC, Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), Omar al-Bashir, Senegal, Special African Chamber (CAE), Sudan, Uganda, UN Security Council | 11 Comments

The Trial of Hissène Habré: Five Thoughts

Posted on July 20, 2015 by Mark Kersten

In descriptions of the trial of former Chadian president Hissène Habré, no word has been used more often than “finally”. After a quarter century of regular twists and turns along the way as well as a healthy dose of disappointments … Continue reading →

Posted in Central African Republic (CAR), Chad, Special African Chamber (CAE), United States, Universal Jurisdiction | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Why Central African Republic’s Hybrid Tribunal Could be a Game-Changer

Posted on May 14, 2015 by Mark Kersten

A new international criminal tribunal is born. Following pressure from international human rights groups and the United Nations, the Central African Republic (CAR) has established a hybrid tribunal with the aim of prosecuting atrocities committed by Séléka and anti-Balaka forces … Continue reading →

Posted in Amnesty, Central African Republic (CAR), Hybrid Tribunals, International Criminal Court (ICC), Special Criminal Court | 23 Comments

The ICC to the Rescue… Kind of, Maybe.

Posted on October 31, 2014 by Mark Kersten

I received the above snippet from a friend (and friend of the blog) and wanted to share it with readers. It appeared in a recent New Yorker article entitled “The Preist, the Killers, and a Looming Genocide” which covers how … Continue reading →

Posted in Central African Republic (CAR), International Criminal Court (ICC) | 6 Comments

If the Rwandan Genocide Happened Today, Would We Get It?

Posted on April 22, 2014 by Mark Kersten

The story is familiar. When the killing started, everyone who was able to flee did so. As unprecedented violence erupted in Rwanda, Westerners boarded planes that whisked them back to safety. A few UN peacekeepers stayed but, as famously recounted by … Continue reading →

Posted in Central African Republic (CAR), Genocide, Journalism, Justice, Rwanda | 3 Comments

Justice in the Central African Republic: A Role for the ICC

Posted on February 24, 2014 by Mark Kersten

James P. Rudolph joins JiC for this fascinating guest-post on the ICC’s preliminary investigation into ongoing violence in the Central African Republic. You can read more of James’ posts here.  Fatou Bensouda, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), … Continue reading →

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The ICC in the Central African Republic: The Death of Deterrence?

Posted on December 11, 2013 by Mark Kersten

The Central African Republic (CAR) is “descending into chaos“. In the past few months, violence and instability in the country have proliferated. In November, the French Foreign Minister even used the ‘g-word’ to describe the situation in the CAR, declaring … Continue reading →

Posted in Central African Republic (CAR), Deterrence, ICC Prosecutor, International Criminal Court (ICC), International Criminal Justice | 3 Comments

Headed to The Hague: Bemba Defence Counsel, Political Allies Arrested

Posted on November 24, 2013 by Mark Kersten

Few issues have stirred as much controversy at the International Criminal Court (ICC) than the use and misuse of evidence and the treatment and mistreatment of witnesses. The trial of Thomas Lubanga was almost thrown out twice because the prosecution … Continue reading →

Posted in Central African Republic (CAR), Defense Counsel, Democratic Republic of Congo, ICC Prosecutor, Jean-Pierre Bemba, Witnesses | 15 Comments