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Can The International Criminal Court Deter Atrocity?, Hyeran Jo, Beth A. Simmons
Can The International Criminal Court Deter Atrocity?, Hyeran Jo, Beth A. Simmons
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Whether and how violence can be controlled to spare innocent lives is a central issue in international relations. The most ambitious effort to date has been the International Criminal Court (ICC), designed to enhance security and safety by preventing egregious human rights abuses and deterring international crimes. We offer the first systematic assessment of the ICC's deterrent effects for both state and nonstate actors. Although no institution can deter all actors, the ICC can deter some governments and those rebel groups that seek legitimacy. We find support for this conditional impact of the ICC cross-nationally. Our work has implications for …
Accountability In The Aftermath Of Rwanda's Genocide, Jason Strain, Elizabeth Keyes
Accountability In The Aftermath Of Rwanda's Genocide, Jason Strain, Elizabeth Keyes
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Over the span of 100 days in 1994, almost one million Rwandans died in a genocide that left Rwandan society traumatized and its institutions in disarray. The genocide implicated not only the actual instigators and killers, who came from all levels of Rwandan society, but also the culture of impunity that had thrived in Rwanda for decades. This culture of impunity and inaction in the face of atrocities eerily mirrored the international community's failure to intervene to prevent or respond to the genocide. The genocide provoked a process of reflection within Rwanda and the broader international community about how the …