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9781472450876 English 1472450876 Analyzing the International Criminal Court's first cases, this work examines the ICC'e(tm)s potential to contribute to truth telling in the aftermath of mass atrocities. The book assesses whether ICC proceedings altogether can serve the victim's right to truth better than thus far acknowledged, and provides insight on why this has not yet been the case. In an innovative and thought provoking manner, the work goes beyond legalistic definitions of the notion of truth towards more traditional transitional justice narratives, breaking down the concept of truth according to the framework provided by the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commissions (SATRC). Specifically, the book analyzes whether and to what extend ICC court proceedings are a viable tool for addressing factual or forensic aspects of the truth, narrative and personal truths, social and dialogue truths, and healing and restorative truths that the SATRC considers essential. In particular, the book argues that of all international crimes tribunals, the ICC is more adept than other courts in serving the truth as thus defined. In exposing this argument, the book looks at both procedural and substantive elements of ICC proceedings, and elaborates on how these elements interplay to create a narrative of mass atrocity events. The study uses the proceedings related to the Democratic Republic of the Congo situation as a test for ICC narratives'e(tm) viability to contribute to truth telling and fact-finding in the Ituri region.
9781472450876 English 1472450876 Analyzing the International Criminal Court's first cases, this work examines the ICC'e(tm)s potential to contribute to truth telling in the aftermath of mass atrocities. The book assesses whether ICC proceedings altogether can serve the victim's right to truth better than thus far acknowledged, and provides insight on why this has not yet been the case. In an innovative and thought provoking manner, the work goes beyond legalistic definitions of the notion of truth towards more traditional transitional justice narratives, breaking down the concept of truth according to the framework provided by the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commissions (SATRC). Specifically, the book analyzes whether and to what extend ICC court proceedings are a viable tool for addressing factual or forensic aspects of the truth, narrative and personal truths, social and dialogue truths, and healing and restorative truths that the SATRC considers essential. In particular, the book argues that of all international crimes tribunals, the ICC is more adept than other courts in serving the truth as thus defined. In exposing this argument, the book looks at both procedural and substantive elements of ICC proceedings, and elaborates on how these elements interplay to create a narrative of mass atrocity events. The study uses the proceedings related to the Democratic Republic of the Congo situation as a test for ICC narratives'e(tm) viability to contribute to truth telling and fact-finding in the Ituri region.