Principles of Reparations at the International Criminal Court: Assessing Alternative Approaches

Abstract

The system of reparations for victims at the International Criminal Court has been a heavily contested area of the Court’s mandate since the negotiation of the Rome Statute. The present chapter aims to offer a few critical reflections on the ICC’s law and practice on reparations and to reiterate the concerns of other scholars that the Court’s approach may have more to do with charitable donation than being persuasively rooted in a solid system of civil accountability.

Keywords: international criminal law, international criminal procedure, international criminal court, reparations, victim participation, ntaganda, lubanga, katanga, al madhi, bemba

JEL Classification: K14, K33, K41, K42, K4