International justice in Africa: who should take the lead?

Africa cannot afford to delay justice because of politics at the continental level. States must take the lead.

Date: 2014-11-06

Time: 10:30 to 13:00

Venue: Conference room , ISS Pretoria , Block C , Brooklyn Court , 361 Veale Street , map

RSVP: Monique de Graaff
Phone: +27 12 346 9500
Email: [email protected]

The tense relationship between the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the African Union has dealt a blow to the international justice project on the continent. These tensions have been a setback for the delivery of justice, at a time when grave crimes continue to be committed and new conflicts have emerged in South Sudan and the Central African Republic. But the responsibility for ensuring accountability and providing justice to the victims rests not only with the ICC but also with African states themselves. Africa cannot afford to delay justice because of politics at the continental level.

This seminar considers what African states can and should do at national level to respond to grave crimes and provides a case study of the challenges and prospects of Uganda’s International Crime Division.

Chair: Allan Ngari, researcher, Transnational Threats and International Crime division, ISS 

Speakers:

• Ottilia Anna Maunganidze, researcher, Transnational Threats and International Crime division, ISS: What African states can and should do
• Joan Kagezi, Prosecutor, High Court of Uganda: The case of Uganda’s International Crime Division