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Africa And The International Criminal Court: Behind The Backlash And Toward Future Solutions, Marisa O'Toole
Africa And The International Criminal Court: Behind The Backlash And Toward Future Solutions, Marisa O'Toole
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Fifteen years into its operation as the preeminent international institution charged with the prosecution of the most serious international crimes, the International Criminal Court (ICC) has faced and continues to face intense backlash from the African continent. Once the Court’s most fervent advocates, many African leaders now lambast the ICC. In recent months, three African countries and the African Union en masse have attempted withdrawal from the Court, thus pushing the ICC-Africa relationship into the international spotlight as a topic of acute global interest. This paper seeks to explore the critiques behind this backlash through both a historical and present-day …