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Multilayered Justice in Northern Uganda: ICC Intervention and Local Procedures of Accountability

Multilayered Justice in Northern Uganda: ICC Intervention and Local Procedures of Accountability In an effort to redress the effects of the civil war in Northern Uganda, local, state and international officials have begun to study the feasibility of re-adapting the procedures of local justice, including mato oput , a local procedure practiced by the Acholi tribe. This article examines this evolving multilayered project of justice in Northern Uganda. It addresses two features of this model: (1) the central features of local justice, in particular mato oput , and (2) the complementary relationship between mato oput , the state, and the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) victims’ unit and the victims’ trust fund. It argues that closer and more effective ties between the ICC and local procedures of justice can be developed. Not only does this relationship constitute an evolving framework for addressing the political realities of ICC intervention, but it also raises many important practical implications for reaching out to the local population. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png International Criminal Law Review Brill

Multilayered Justice in Northern Uganda: ICC Intervention and Local Procedures of Accountability

International Criminal Law Review , Volume 13 (1): 249 – Jan 1, 2013

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Brill
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© 2013 by Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
Subject
Articles
ISSN
1567-536X
eISSN
1571-8123
DOI
10.1163/15718123-01301008
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Abstract

In an effort to redress the effects of the civil war in Northern Uganda, local, state and international officials have begun to study the feasibility of re-adapting the procedures of local justice, including mato oput , a local procedure practiced by the Acholi tribe. This article examines this evolving multilayered project of justice in Northern Uganda. It addresses two features of this model: (1) the central features of local justice, in particular mato oput , and (2) the complementary relationship between mato oput , the state, and the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) victims’ unit and the victims’ trust fund. It argues that closer and more effective ties between the ICC and local procedures of justice can be developed. Not only does this relationship constitute an evolving framework for addressing the political realities of ICC intervention, but it also raises many important practical implications for reaching out to the local population.

Journal

International Criminal Law ReviewBrill

Published: Jan 1, 2013

Keywords: International Criminal Court (ICC); accountability; local justice; accommodation; sovereignty

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