Africa and the ICC Perceptions of Justice [Paperback]

By investigating how the International Criminal Court (ICC) is portrayed in Africa, this book highlights how perceptions of justice are multilayered.This is one of the first books to explore the impact of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in Africa. It offers a unique and multidisciplinary approach on a topic that is of interest to scholars in many different fields, including international law, political science, cultural anthropology, African history and media studies.This is one of the first books to explore the impact of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in Africa. It offers a unique and multidisciplinary approach on a topic that is of interest to scholars in many different fields, including international law, political science, cultural anthropology, African history and media studies.Africa and the ICC: Perceptions of Justice comprises contributions from prominent scholars of different disciplines including international law, political science, cultural anthropology, African history and media studies. This unique collection provides the reader with detailed insights into the interaction between the African Union and the International Criminal Court (ICC), but also looks further at the impact of the ICC at a societal level in African states and examines other justice mechanisms on a local and regional level in these countries. This investigation of the ICC's complicated relationship with Africa allows the reader to see that perceptions of justice are multilayered.1. Africa and the ICC: an introduction Kamari M. Clarke, Abel S. Knottnerus and Eefye de Volder; Part I. The Origins of a Fractious Relationship: 2. The ICC in Africa: the fight against impunity Shamiso Mbizvo; 3. Africans and the ICC: hypocrisy, impunity, and perversion Makau W. Mutua; 4. The ICC's Africa problem: a spotlight on the politics and limits on international criminal justice Solomon Ayele Dersso; 5. The ICC, affective transference and the rhetorical politics of sentimentality Kamaril>