Gorczeski, Vinicius How the Presidents of Uganda and Sudan manipulated the international system to avoid prosecution by the ICC. Working Paper. -. (Unpublished)
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Abstract
Through analyzing cases of the International Criminal Courte (ICC), this paper investigates how African elites sought to use their political agency to manipulate international mechanisms for their own benefit. The analysis is done by describing the cases of presidents Yoweri Museveni of Uganda and Omar al-Bashir of Sudan. In the first case, Museveni’s manipulated a relationship of dependency with the ICC, which favored him against prosecution, to the detriment of justice in Uganda. In the second case, al Bashir played with the international community, including African states, to raise political support and armor himself against charges of genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity which were issued by the ICC. Both cases are explored following the understanding of African agency in international relations, in which these political leaders actively engaged with the international community rather than follow an approach of passive bystanders in the global political arena. The paper concludes by suggesting pathways for research on how criminal justice in Africa depends on finding a solution to justice and peace that go beyond local political conspiracies that benefit political elites rather than victims of serious crimes under international law.
| Item Type: | Monograph (Working Paper) |
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| Title in English: | How the Presidents of Uganda and Sudan manipulated the international system to avoid prosecution by the ICC |
| Keywords in English: | Political Science, African Elites Agency, ICC |
| Subjects: | J Political Science > JA Political science (General) |
| Divisions: | Institute for Political Science |
| Depositing User: | Gorczeski Vinicius |
| Date Deposited: | 23 Sep 2019 15:13 |
| Last Modified: | 26 Sep 2019 13:06 |
| URI: | https://openarchive.tk.mta.hu/id/eprint/405 |
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