Tuesday, 28 Jan 2020
The Dark Side of Justice
Court proceedings don’t necessarily help bring about peace; sometimes they do quite the opposite. It is easy to agree that people who have committed gruesome crimes should be held accountable. But in the fight against impunity for international crimes, we risk ignoring the consequences of the legal systems we are promoting. Trials do not necessarily help bring about peace and are sometimes counterproductive. It might be time ...