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Selling Justice Short
Why Accountability Matters for Peace
I. Overview
II. State of
the Law
A. The
obligation in international law to prosecute serious international crimes
B. No
amnesty for the most serious crimes
Part One: In the Heat of the
Moment: Justice Issues during Peace Talks
III.
Marginalization
A. Charles
Taylor
B. Radovan
Karadzic
C.
Lord’s Resistance Army
IV. The
Price of Inclusion
A.
Afghanistan
B.
Democratic Republic of Congo
1. Incorporating
abusers in the transitional government
2. New armed
groups want official appointments
3. Repeat
offenders, contrasting fortunes – Laurent Nkunda and Bosco Ntaganda
C. Bosnia
and Herzegovina
V. Explicit
and Implicit Amnesties in Peace Agreements
A. Sierra
Leone
B. Angola
1. The
Bicesse Accords
2. The next
war and the Lusaka Protocol
3. The final
phase of conflict
C. Sudan
1.
North-south conflict
2. Darfur
3. Naivasha
peace talks
4. Ongoing
impunity
Part Two: Long-Term Impact
VI. Renewed
Cycles of Violence
A. Kenya
B. Rwanda
C. Burundi
VII.
Strengthening the Rule of Law: Enhanced Domestic Criminal Enforcement
A. Ad hoc
tribunals
1. Bosnia
and Herzegovina
2. Serbia
3. Croatia
4. Rwanda
B.
International Criminal Court
1. Uganda
2.
Democratic Republic of Congo
3. Sudan
4. Central
African Republic
5.
Situations under analysis: Kenya and Colombia
C. Universal
Jurisdiction
1. Chile
2. Argentina
VIII.
Protection against Revisionism
A.
International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
1. Milosevic
trial
2.
Srebrenica
IX.
Deterrence
A.
Afghanistan
B.
Côte d’Ivoire
C.
Democratic Republic of Congo
D. Central
African Republic
Acknowledgments
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