Wednesday November 18 2009 / Citizenship
Peace or Justice? International legal proceedings and the miscommunication between cultures
27th Globalisation lecture
When the International Criminal Court (ICC) was set up in The Hague in 2002, expectations were high. From now on, crimes against humanity would no longer go unpunished and victims would finally get justice.
Unfortunately, actual practice has proved more recalcitrant than first assumed. Victims of atrocities frequently reject the ICC's assistance. They view the ICC as a neo-colonial western ideal and prefer to use their own administration of justice. The arrival of the ICC provides fodder for new conflicts.
The première of Klaartje Quirijns' documentary Peace versus Justice for VPRO's Tegenlicht will serve as the basis for a discussion of this topic with Julia Sebutinde (judge for the Special Court for Sierra Leone), Rachel Irura (investigator SCSL), Klaas de Jonge (Impunity Watch), Warner ten Kate (former negotiator for VN in Uganda), Ton Zwaan (University of Amsterdam, Holocaust and genocide studies) and Marlies Glasius (University of Amsterdam, International relations) moderated by Linda Polman.
In the documentary Peace versus Justice we see the tensions that arise between the residents of North Uganda and the ICC prosecutors through the eyes of radio presenter Lachembel and Matthew Brubacher, researcher for the ICC. This broadcast of Tegenlicht critically examines the ICC's ambitions and the political consequences of the decisions made.
19.00 hrs: film Peace versus Justice
20.15 hrs: discussion
Watch the video registration of the lecture online.
Photos Rebke Klokke
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