Abstract
The aim of this chapter is to analyse the role of the ICC from the perspective of post-colonialism and the Global South. To this end, the chapter outlines how postcolonial and global south theories have understood the role of international criminal law. This is followed by a critical discussion about the ICC's process of selection of situations and cases by the ICC, and how this reflects colonial interests of the Global North. The chapter then examines the background and content of the decisions of 12 April 2019 and 5 March 2020 issued in the framework of the opening of the investigation in Afghanistan, in order to illustrate how US colonial interests have influenced the ICC's acting in this particular case. Finally, the chapter concludes by analysing the impact of these decisions on the operation and the perception of the ICC by the countries of the Global South.
Translated title of the contribution | The perspective of postcolonialism and the Global South |
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Original language | Spanish |
Title of host publication | La función de la corte penal internacional: visiones plurales desde una perspectiva interdisciplinar: volumen especial por el X aniversario del Instituto Ibero-Americano de La Haya para la Paz, los Derechos Humanos y la Justicia Internacional |
Editors | Héctor Olasolo, Mario Iván Urueña-Sánchez, Andrés Sánchez Sarmiento |
Place of Publication | Valencia |
Publisher | Tirant Lo Blanch |
Chapter | 15 |
Pages | 491-512 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9788413979571 |
Publication status | Published - 03 Sept 2021 |
Publication series
Name | Perspectivas Iberoamericanas sobre la Justicia |
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Publisher | Tirant lo Blanch |
Volume | 15 |
Keywords
- postcolonialism
- global south
- International Criminal Law
- International Criminal Court
- Afghanistan
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