The Politics of Moving On: Legitimacy and Contestation of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in Kenya
- 👤 Speaker: Njoki Wamai, University of Cambridge
- 📅 Date & Time: Monday 13 February 2017, 17:00 - 18:30
- 📍 Venue: Seminar Room S1 Alison Richard Building, 7 West Road, Cambridge CB3 9DT
Abstract
‘Moving on’ was the most dominant response to the ICC intervention among those most affected by the 2007 post-election violence in Kenya. ‘Moving on’ became an overarching narrative anchored on local realities of moral reciprocity, material and political interests. This narrative inevitably eroded the legitimacy of the ICC . This paper presents evidence on contestation of the Court’s legitimacy from below.
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Njoki Wamai, University of Cambridge
Monday 13 February 2017, 17:00-18:30