Judicialising Peace: The International Criminal Court's Impact on Political Settlements in Kenya and Uganda

Research output: Book/ReportPh.D. thesis

Abstract

Analysing two peace processes in Kenya and Uganda, this dissertation argues that what matters to peace processes that experience an ICC intervention is the timing and level of ICC involvement as well as the interpretation of particular aspects of the Rome Statute by key ICC officials.
This argument centres on the notion of international legalisation. It derives from four analyses: A deconstruction of the idea of international Justice that animates the ICC and its constituency; interpretive process analyses of the Juba Peace Talks between the Ugandan government and the Lord's Resistance Army as well as the Kenya National Dialogue and Reconciliation following the 2008 post-election violence; and, lastly, an inductive comparison of these two peace processes.
Translated title of the contributionRetsliggørelse af fred: Den internationale straffedomstols påvirkning af politiske løsninger i Kenya og Uganda
Original languageEnglish
Place of PublicationAarhus
PublisherForlaget Politica
Number of pages512
ISBN (Print)978-87-7335-181-9
Publication statusPublished - Feb 2014
Externally publishedYes
SeriesPoliticas ph.d.-serie

Keywords

  • The International Criminal Court
  • Judicialisation of politics
  • Peace Processes
  • Kenya
  • Uganda
  • Lord's Resistance Army
  • Conflict Resolution

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