The ICC revolt by African leaders in Addis Ababa last week may not have been about the Kenyan cases currently at The Hague. Perhaps it is more to do with the way the international community wants to use the ICC for humanitarian purposes. The ICC is, after all, no respecter of “persons.” Previously, the AU had “expressed its strong conviction that the search for justice should be pursued in a way that does not impede or jeopardise efforts aimed at promoting lasting peace and reiterated its concern with the misuse of indictments against African leaders.” The African states are angry that the UN...
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