The International Criminal Court and the End of Impunity in Kenya

• Main Author: Nichols, Lionel (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: Springer Series in Transitional Justice
• Subjects: Political science.; International relations.; Political Science and International Relations.; Political Science.; International Relations.

The period immediately following Kenya's 2007 presidential election left a shocking trail of atrocities, with over 1,000 people dead and countless thousands left victimised and displaced. In response, the International Criminal Court began a series of investigations and trials, promising no imp...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1: Introduction
• Chapter 2: The Strategy of Positive Complementarity
• Chapter 3: Kenya's Post-Election Violence and History of Impunity
• Chapter 4: From Nairobi to The Hague
• Chapter 5: Prosecuting Perpetrators
• Chapter 6: Don't be Vague, Go to The Hague!
• Chapter 7: Rule of Law Reforms: Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc?
• Chapter 8: Culture of Impunity
• Chapter 9: Conclusion.