Affective Justice, The International Criminal Court and the Pan-Africanist Pushback, The International Criminal Court and the Pan-Africanist Pushback

Author

Clarke; Kamari Maxine

Year

2019

Publisher

Duke University Press

Language

English

ISBN

978-1-47800-575-9

Link

Last Update

13-Dec-2025

Keywords

History ; African Studies ; Anthropology ; Law

Description

On April 27, 2007, the International Criminal Court (icc) issued arrest warrants against Janjaweed militia leader Ali Kushayb and Sudan’s minister of humanitarian affairs, Ahmed Harun.¹ Then on July 14, 2008, the icc prosecutor requested an arrest warrant against Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir, which was issued on March 4, 2009.² Since it came into force through the Rome Statute in July 2001, the icc, a court with jurisdiction among 123 member states, has implemented mechanisms for punishment of crimes against humanity, war crimes, and genocide committed after July 1, 2002 (when the Rome Statute went into force), and also hopes...