CIAO DATE: 07/2013
June 2013
Centre for International Governance Innovation
The International Criminal Court’s (ICC) restorative mandate includes providing reparations to victims of mass atrocities, and with Thomas Lubanga Dyilo’s conviction in March 2012, the ICC now faces the first test of its reparations regime. This regime is positioned to fail, especially given its limitations, such as the exclusion of victims of sexual violence.
Resource link: The Future of Reparations at the International Criminal Court: Addressing the Danger of Inflated Expectations [PDF]