Rethinking Deterrence: The International Criminal Court in Sudan
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| contents | Rethinking Deterrence: The International Criminal Court in Sudan Pablo Castillo Relaciones Internacionales Sudan Darfur Deterrence International Criminal Court On 1 April 2005, the United Nations Security Council referred the situation in the Darfur region ofSudan to the International Criminal Court. Only two months later, the Office of the Prosecutionaccepted the referral and decided to initiate the investigation. It is not only the first case referred tothe ICC by the United Nations; it is also the first time that the ICC becomes involved in a countrywhere the sitting government, unlike that of Kabila in the DRC or Museveni in Uganda, categoricallyrejects its jurisdiction and refuses to cooperate. How will this newly created institution fare in such acomplicated political environment? Will the case of Sudan vindicate or disprove the oft-repeatedclaim that international criminal law can deter the commission of atrocities? Has the conduct ofOmar al-Bashir been inhibited by the threat of international scrutiny, investigations, andprosecutions? This paper will argue that the emphasis on deterrence, so prevalent in the literature thatlinks international law and conflict resolution, has little analytical value and does not help further thecause of international justice. On the other hand, skeptics overlook the difference between short-termdeterrence and long-term prevention, ignore credibility and consistency as necessary functions ofdeterrence, and take no notice of the variety of strategies that actors choose to cope with the threat ofprosecution, as well as the constraints that narrow down their choices and exit options 2007 artículo científico 2386-9453 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=76701312 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=767 Revista UNISCI application/pdf Universidad Complutense de Madrid Revista UNISCI (España) Num.13 |
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| spellingShingle | Rethinking Deterrence: The International Criminal Court in Sudan Pablo Castillo Relaciones Internacionales Sudan Darfur Deterrence International Criminal Court Rethinking Deterrence: The International Criminal Court in Sudan Pablo Castillo Relaciones Internacionales Sudan Darfur Deterrence International Criminal Court On 1 April 2005, the United Nations Security Council referred the situation in the Darfur region ofSudan to the International Criminal Court. Only two months later, the Office of the Prosecutionaccepted the referral and decided to initiate the investigation. It is not only the first case referred tothe ICC by the United Nations; it is also the first time that the ICC becomes involved in a countrywhere the sitting government, unlike that of Kabila in the DRC or Museveni in Uganda, categoricallyrejects its jurisdiction and refuses to cooperate. How will this newly created institution fare in such acomplicated political environment? Will the case of Sudan vindicate or disprove the oft-repeatedclaim that international criminal law can deter the commission of atrocities? Has the conduct ofOmar al-Bashir been inhibited by the threat of international scrutiny, investigations, andprosecutions? This paper will argue that the emphasis on deterrence, so prevalent in the literature thatlinks international law and conflict resolution, has little analytical value and does not help further thecause of international justice. On the other hand, skeptics overlook the difference between short-termdeterrence and long-term prevention, ignore credibility and consistency as necessary functions ofdeterrence, and take no notice of the variety of strategies that actors choose to cope with the threat ofprosecution, as well as the constraints that narrow down their choices and exit options 2007 artículo científico 2386-9453 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=76701312 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=767 Revista UNISCI application/pdf Universidad Complutense de Madrid Revista UNISCI (España) Num.13 |
| title | Rethinking Deterrence: The International Criminal Court in Sudan |
| topic | Relaciones Internacionales Sudan Darfur Deterrence International Criminal Court |
| url | https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=76701312 |