Social Science Research Council

Pity the prosecutor. In the last few days, the very first case that Mr. Luis Moreno Ocampo has brought before the judges of the ICC is in the process of being thrown out because the prosecution failed to share evidence with the defense. We will learn in a few days whether the accused, the notorious [...]

Chidi Odinkalu’s article makes a fundamental point that can escape no-one’s notice, that the prosecution of high state officials is inevitably and necessarily a political act.
The normal pattern for transitional justice is transition first, justice later. Now the Chief Prosecutor of the ICC is reversing the order: justice first, transition later. He is pursuing [...]