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Next week the International Criminal Court renders its 1st verdict in its first “situation” (atrocity crimes by the Lord’s Resistance Army in #Uganda). It concerns the #ICC’s most complex defendant, Dominic #Ongwen—a former #childsoldier-turned-commander. Below some readings->>
2. Last year March, just after closing statements, Barbora Holá ( @HolaBarbora) and I took stock of what is at stake in the trial: “Dominic #Ongwen: the #ICC’s Poster and Problem Child” @justiceinfonet https://www.justiceinfo.net/en/44014-dominic-ongwen-icc-poster-and-problem-child.html
3. Our piece was based on a broader analysis of international justice's (trial) encounters with #childsoldiers: “Child Soldiers in International Courtrooms: Unqualified Perpetrators, Erratic Witnesses and Irreparable Victims?” @HolaBarbora #ICC #Ongwen https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3325241
4. For a historical perspective on the #ICC’s investigations in #Uganda and Dominic #Ongwen’s story—from before he was brought to the #ICC 5 years ago—see my piece: “Dominic Ongwen: born at the time of the white ant, tried by the ICC” for @africaarguments https://africanarguments.org/2015/01/dominic-ongwen-born-at-the-time-of-the-white-ant-tried-by-the-icc-by-thijs-b-bouwknegt/
5. And watch this space in the coming days, at @MarkKersten’s JiC! http://justiceinconflict.org/2021/02/01/the-life-and-trials-of-dominic-ongwen-a-jic-symposium/
6. Dominic #Ongwen: “It is very difficult to balance all that” by @Kjell_Anderson #ICC https://justiceinconflict.org/2021/02/02/dominic-ongwen-it-is-very-difficult-to-balance-all-that/
