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Roadblocks Of Retribution: The Problems With Internationalized Criminal Tribunals As A Mechanism For Reconciliation, Elizabeth Anne Weinman
Roadblocks Of Retribution: The Problems With Internationalized Criminal Tribunals As A Mechanism For Reconciliation, Elizabeth Anne Weinman
Senior Theses
Since their inception, scholars have questioned the efficacy of internationalized criminal tribunals, or ICTs. ICTs are a tool for the international community to deal with and punish perpetrators of atrocities. More recent ad hoc (or ‘as needed’) tribunals, such as the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) also stated goals beyond the retributive justice of punishment; they sought to promote reconciliation. I examined why these courts were ultimately unable to promote reconciliation. Through an analysis of the histories, formation, and implementation of the ICTY and SCSL, I found that these …