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The Role of Justice in the Darfur Peace Process: Dispelling the Myths

By International Association of Penal Law

This analyis was prepared by the Public International Law & Policy Group   The arguments surrounding the recent Application for an Issuance of an Arrest Warrant by the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court for President Al Bashir of Sudan for crimes against humanity and genocide demonstrate the prevalence of myths regarding the role of justice in the peace process.  In anticipation of a ruling on the Application for the Issuance of an Arrest Warrant for Al Bashir[1] (the Application) some within the international community asserted that the Application will both inflame violence and undermine efforts to negotiate a peaceful resolution of the Sudan conflict.  Further, several common objections to the Application perpetuate procedural myths about the process of securing an arrest warrant as well as the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court (ICC)...continue to full post

Full post as published by AIDP Blog on October 03, 2008 (boomark / email).