Abstract
AbstractThis chapter examines to what extent the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, the Special Court for Sierra Leone, and the International Criminal Court encouraged capacity building for the national justice sectors in Rwanda, Sierra Leone, and the Democratic Republic of Congo, in particular by revitalizing criminal justice institutions and local expertise. Although the term positive complementarity has become a shorthand for international financial and technical assistance to national justice systems, the prioritization of support to international criminal law enforcement through national justice systems is poorly understood. Focusing on areas of synergy, antagonism, and indifference, this chapter argues that, while there is increased attention on how international criminal tribunals, foreign partners, and state-based actors can work together to enhance domestic capacity and expertise, the turn to (positive) complementarity may also legitimize authoritarian practices at the national level while romanticizing domestic accountability to the exclusion of international responses.
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Oxford University PressOxford
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