The International court did not allow Dominic Ongwen’s background to colour the legal determination of his criminal liability.
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Former fighters described Ongwen as a model fighter and an effective commander – but testimony in his trial detailed the former child soldier’s alleged personal role in the rape of underage women.
Sex and gender-based offences have become an increasing focus of war crimes trials at the International Criminal Court.
Their mothers were forcibly married or raped during Uganda’s vicious civil war. Now these children are ‘non people’.
African leaders who have sought ICC involvement have all seen the court as being beneficial to the survival of their governments.
Natural resources are an important factor in explaining why some rebel groups forcibly recruit children into their ranks.
Post conflict recovery is largely driven by the assumption that as soon as conflict ends, normality returns.
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Professor of International Law and Director of the University Research and Innovation Theme in Democratic Citizenship, University of Portsmouth
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PhD Candidate in Law, University of Portsmouth
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Associate Professor International Law, Roskilde University
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Visiting Fellow, Feinstein International Center, Tufts University
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Postdoctoral fellow - National Security Affairs (Views expressed are the author's own and not those of any US government agency), US Naval War College
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Assistant professor of International Relations at the Institute of Political Science, Leiden University
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Professor of political science, University of North Carolina – Charlotte
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Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Illinois at Chicago
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Assistant professor and Director of the Master of Human Rights program, University of Manitoba
