Selective justice within the International Criminal Court and global inequalities
(2023) MRSK62 20231Human Rights Studies
- Abstract
- African states have recently claimed that international law is transforming into a new form of colonialism and a hegemonic power masquerading as the international rule of law. The International Criminal Court's bias against the Third World African states in correlation to the human right to a fair trial is investigated. The thesis overarching question addresses the Court's selective justice and if the Court promotes global inequalities. Subject areas that the thesis expands on are human rights, selective justice, the Court's African bias and jurisdiction regarding Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Research material has been analysed through the chosen theoretical and methodological frameworks, the rule of law theory, the... (More)
- African states have recently claimed that international law is transforming into a new form of colonialism and a hegemonic power masquerading as the international rule of law. The International Criminal Court's bias against the Third World African states in correlation to the human right to a fair trial is investigated. The thesis overarching question addresses the Court's selective justice and if the Court promotes global inequalities. Subject areas that the thesis expands on are human rights, selective justice, the Court's African bias and jurisdiction regarding Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Research material has been analysed through the chosen theoretical and methodological frameworks, the rule of law theory, the qualitative text analysis methodology and Third World Approaches to International Law as an analytical tool. The research review outlines existing literature and research about the thesis subject area, that is used as a basis for the research analysis and discussion. The research is limited to the court cases regarding al-Bashir and Thomas Lubanga. Based on the results, the International Criminal Court has to rely on internationally accepted human rights jurisprudence and operate according to the international communities' requirements in order to end impunity. In conclusion, the International Criminal Court is biased towards Africa through selective justice, which violates the human right to a fair trial. Furthermore, the International Criminal Court's bias contributes to global inequalities, however, the International Criminal Court has the potential to create a fairer international law, ensuring the human right to a fair trial. (Less)
- Popular Abstract (Swedish)
- Afrikanska stater har nyligen hävdat att internationell rätt är i processen att förvandlas till en ny form av kolonialism och en hegemonisk makt vilket tidigare maskerats som the rule of law. I föreliggande avhandling undersöks Internationella brottmålsdomstolens partiskhet mot den tredje världens afrikanska stater, i samband med den mänskliga rättigheten till en rättvis rättegång. Avhandlingens övergripande fråga tar upp domstolens selektiva rättvisa och om domstolen främjar globala ojämlikheter. Vidare tar avhandlingen avstamp i följande ämnesområden; mänskliga rättigheter, selektiv rättvisa, domstolens partiskhet mot afrikanska stater och jurisdiktion avseende Sudan och Demokratiska republiken Kongo. Källmaterialet analyseras utifrån de... (More)
- Afrikanska stater har nyligen hävdat att internationell rätt är i processen att förvandlas till en ny form av kolonialism och en hegemonisk makt vilket tidigare maskerats som the rule of law. I föreliggande avhandling undersöks Internationella brottmålsdomstolens partiskhet mot den tredje världens afrikanska stater, i samband med den mänskliga rättigheten till en rättvis rättegång. Avhandlingens övergripande fråga tar upp domstolens selektiva rättvisa och om domstolen främjar globala ojämlikheter. Vidare tar avhandlingen avstamp i följande ämnesområden; mänskliga rättigheter, selektiv rättvisa, domstolens partiskhet mot afrikanska stater och jurisdiktion avseende Sudan och Demokratiska republiken Kongo. Källmaterialet analyseras utifrån de valda teoretiska och metodologiska ramverken, dvs. rättsstatsprincipen, den kvalitativa textanalysmetoden och tredje världens synsätt på internationell rätt som ett analytiskt verktyg. Ytterligare presenterar forskningsöversikten aktuell forskning inom det valda ämnesområdet som dessutom utgör en bakgrund för analys och diskussion. Därtill avgränsas undersökningen till rättsfallen beträffande al-Bashir och Thomas Lubanga. Baserat på studiens resultat måste Internationella brottmålsdomstolen förlita sig på internationellt accepterad rättspraxis för mänskliga rättigheter och verka i enlighet med de internationella samfundets krav, i syfte att avsluta straffrihet. För att konkludera är Internationella brottmålsdomstolen partisk mot Afrika genom selektiv rättvisa, vilket kränker den mänskliga rättigheten till en rättvis rättegång och bidrar dessutom till globala ojämlikheter. Avslutningsvis har dock Internationella brottmålsdomstolen potential att skapa en mer rättvis internationell lag som säkerställer den mänskliga rättigheten till en rättvis rättegång. (Less)
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- author
- Vihinen, Janette Pamela LU
- supervisor
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- Olof Beckman LU
- organization
- alternative title
- - An analysis of the International Criminal Court’s bias towards African states, unmasking patterns of dominance and injustices in the international criminal law
- course
- MRSK62 20231
- year
- 2023
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- International Criminal Court, selective justice, human rights, Rule of law, Third World Approaches to International Law methodology, African Union
- language
- English
- id
- 9140645
- date added to LUP
- 2024-03-08 13:01:37
- date last changed
- 2024-03-08 13:01:37
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abstract = {{African states have recently claimed that international law is transforming into a new form of colonialism and a hegemonic power masquerading as the international rule of law. The International Criminal Court's bias against the Third World African states in correlation to the human right to a fair trial is investigated. The thesis overarching question addresses the Court's selective justice and if the Court promotes global inequalities. Subject areas that the thesis expands on are human rights, selective justice, the Court's African bias and jurisdiction regarding Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Research material has been analysed through the chosen theoretical and methodological frameworks, the rule of law theory, the qualitative text analysis methodology and Third World Approaches to International Law as an analytical tool. The research review outlines existing literature and research about the thesis subject area, that is used as a basis for the research analysis and discussion. The research is limited to the court cases regarding al-Bashir and Thomas Lubanga. Based on the results, the International Criminal Court has to rely on internationally accepted human rights jurisprudence and operate according to the international communities' requirements in order to end impunity. In conclusion, the International Criminal Court is biased towards Africa through selective justice, which violates the human right to a fair trial. Furthermore, the International Criminal Court's bias contributes to global inequalities, however, the International Criminal Court has the potential to create a fairer international law, ensuring the human right to a fair trial.}},
author = {{Vihinen, Janette Pamela}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Selective justice within the International Criminal Court and global inequalities}},
year = {{2023}},
}