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Lights and Shadows
The Ongwen Case at the International Criminal Court
Series: - Studies in International Criminal Law, Volume: 7
What happens when a former child soldier becomes a convicted war criminal? Lights and Shadows of the Ongwen Case at the International Criminal Court explores this unique and controversial trial â arguably the most complex in ICC history. Learn how law, culture, gender, and justice collide through insights from legal scholars, anthropologists, and sociologists. From charges of forced marriage to the role of spiritual duress, and from local Acholi justice practices to the lives of children born of war, this edited collection uncovers some of the difficult questions international criminal law must face. A must-read for anyone seeking to understand the challenges of international criminal justice in action.
Juan-Pablo Perez-Leon-Acevedo is pursuing a second doctoral programme: the DPhil in Law at the University of Oxford, where he is also a tutor. His areas of expertise include international criminal law.
Fabio Ferraz de Almeida is a lecturer in criminology at the University of Lincoln. His research focuses on social interaction in police and judicial settings, including police forces in England, courtrooms in Brazil and, more recently the International Criminal Court.
Fabio Ferraz de Almeida is a lecturer in criminology at the University of Lincoln. His research focuses on social interaction in police and judicial settings, including police forces in England, courtrooms in Brazil and, more recently the International Criminal Court.
Foreword: Lights, Shadows, and Dialogue
âSigurd Dâhondt
Notes on Contributors
â12âLights and Shadows of the Ongwen Case at the International Criminal Court: An Overview
âJuan-Pablo Perez-Leon-Acevedo and Fabio Ferraz de Almeida
â13âFertile or Futile Grounds for Excluding Criminal Responsibility? A Critical Analysis of the Ongwen Judgment in Relation to the Claim of Coercive Environment
âWindell Nortje and Noëlle Quénivet
â14âForced Marriage as the Crime against Humanity of âOther Inhumane Actsâ in the International Criminal Courtâs Ongwen Case
âKathleen M. Maloney, Melanie OâBrien and Valerie Oosterveld
15 The Prosecutor v Dominic Ongwen: An Examination of the Role of Traditional Justice Mechanisms in International Criminal Justice
âLinda Mushoriwa
â16âProportionality and Moral Blameworthiness in Ongwenâs icc Sentencing Decision
âDemetra Fr. Sorvatzioti
â17âFighters, Not Victims: On Victimhood Recognition and Gender Representations in the Enslavement Charges in the Ongwen Case
âSilvina Sánchez Mera
â18âConstructing a Sensory Alternative to the Ongwen Judgment
âRaghavi Viswanath and Fangyi Li
â19âCulture and the Illusion of Self-Evidence: Spiritual Beliefs in the Ongwen Trial
âAdina-Loredana Nistor
â20âThe Post-Ongwen Case Period and the Reconciliation Process in Northern Uganda: Local Communities as a Site of Knowledge
âChristelle Molima Bameka
â21âChildren Born of War: The Recognition of Children Born of War as Victims in the Ongwen Case
âGiovanna M Frisso
22 Epilogue: Ongwen and the Legitimacy of the ICC
âJuan-Pablo Perez-Leon-Acevedo and Fabio Ferraz de Almeida
Index
âSigurd Dâhondt
Notes on Contributors
â12âLights and Shadows of the Ongwen Case at the International Criminal Court: An Overview
âJuan-Pablo Perez-Leon-Acevedo and Fabio Ferraz de Almeida
â13âFertile or Futile Grounds for Excluding Criminal Responsibility? A Critical Analysis of the Ongwen Judgment in Relation to the Claim of Coercive Environment
âWindell Nortje and Noëlle Quénivet
â14âForced Marriage as the Crime against Humanity of âOther Inhumane Actsâ in the International Criminal Courtâs Ongwen Case
âKathleen M. Maloney, Melanie OâBrien and Valerie Oosterveld
15 The Prosecutor v Dominic Ongwen: An Examination of the Role of Traditional Justice Mechanisms in International Criminal Justice
âLinda Mushoriwa
â16âProportionality and Moral Blameworthiness in Ongwenâs icc Sentencing Decision
âDemetra Fr. Sorvatzioti
â17âFighters, Not Victims: On Victimhood Recognition and Gender Representations in the Enslavement Charges in the Ongwen Case
âSilvina Sánchez Mera
â18âConstructing a Sensory Alternative to the Ongwen Judgment
âRaghavi Viswanath and Fangyi Li
â19âCulture and the Illusion of Self-Evidence: Spiritual Beliefs in the Ongwen Trial
âAdina-Loredana Nistor
â20âThe Post-Ongwen Case Period and the Reconciliation Process in Northern Uganda: Local Communities as a Site of Knowledge
âChristelle Molima Bameka
â21âChildren Born of War: The Recognition of Children Born of War as Victims in the Ongwen Case
âGiovanna M Frisso
22 Epilogue: Ongwen and the Legitimacy of the ICC
âJuan-Pablo Perez-Leon-Acevedo and Fabio Ferraz de Almeida
Index
Postgraduate students, legal scholars, and practitioners working in international criminal law, transitional justice, human rights, and African studies. Anthropologists, and sociologists examining the intersections of law, culture, and conflict.