The Battle for the International Criminal Court

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Evaluate the role of the ICC in Uganda’s search for peace by commenting on the following statement: “The ICC’s warrants for leaders of the LRA impeded the peace process and should have been withdrawn.”
“The Reckoning: The Battle for the International Criminal Court” is a comprehensive film that shows how the International Criminal Court struggles in its activities. For the court to establish credibility on the world stage, it must prosecute war criminals. As a result, one of the principles of the court is stated by the Congolese man in the field who notes that "Without justice, people have no respect for each other." However, in the Ugandan case, the use of this principle in form of arrest warrants impeded the peace process rather than securing justice for the victims.
The Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) offered to engage in negotiations with the ICC and establish a new era of pea...