TY  - BOOK
AU  - Klaus Bachmann
AU  - Irena Ristić
AU  - Gerhard Kemp
PY  - 2019
CY  - Berlin, Germany
PB  - Peter Lang Verlag
SN  - 2191-3307
SN  - 9783631779538
TI  - International Criminal Tribunals as Actors of Domestic Change
T2  - The Impact on Media Coverage, Volume 2
DO  - 10.3726/b15179
UR  - https://www.peterlang.com/document/1057601
N2  - Do International Criminal Tribunals trigger social change, provide reconciliation, stabilize fragile post-conflict societies? Many authors claim they do, but they base their assumptions mainly on theoretical considerations and opinion polls. The editors and authors of this book take a different position: based on extensive field research in nine European and African countries, they examine whether tribunal decisions resulted in changes in media frames about the conflicts which gave rise to the creation of these tribunals. International Tribunals hardly ever shape or change the grand narratives about wars and other conflicts, but they often manage to trigger small changes in media frames which, in some cases, even lead to public reflexion about guilt and responsibility and more awareness for (the respective enemy's) victims. On an empirical basis, this book shows the potential of International Criminal Justice, the possibilities, but also the limits of International Criminal Tribunals. Volume 2 presents the evidence from Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan and South Sudan.
KW  - International Justice, Tribunals, Africa, Yugoslavia, International Criminal Court, United Nations
LA  - English
ER  -