Victims' Experiences of International Justice After Atrocity

这项研究考察了受害者对国际刑事法院(ICC)程序正义的评估。根据1998年《罗马条约》设立的国际刑事法院一直被誉为一种新型的国际法院，它促进为受害者提供恢复性司法，并追究严重国际罪行的责任。它的创新之一是向受害者提供广泛的程序性权利，包括受害者有权在诉讼的不同阶段提出他们的关切，但须由法官酌情决定。然而，还没有研究调查受害者如何看待自己的参与。根据对乌干达、刚果民主共和国、肯尼亚和科特迪瓦600多名受害者的深入访谈，我们评估了受访者是否1)感到他们在国际刑事法院诉讼中有发言权；2)将国际刑事法院视为中立的仲裁者；3)感到受到法院工作人员的尊重；4)信任国际刑事法院；5)感到与国际刑事法院有联系。这项研究有助于编写越来越多的文献，说明程序正义对于司法机构合法性的重要性，并为受害者对大规模暴力后国际刑事干预的有效性的主观评估提供了重要的见解。通过首次记录参与国际刑事法院审判的受害者的亲身经历，这项研究提供了对受害者参与的社会心理动态的洞察，并加强了国际刑事司法的运作。

This research examines victims' assessments of procedural justice at the International Criminal Court (ICC). Created by the Rome Treaty in 1998, the ICC has been hailed as a new type of international court, one that promotes restorative justice for victims as well as accountability for grave international crimes. One of its innovations is to provide expansive procedural rights to victims, including the right for victims to present their concerns at different stages of the proceedings, subject to the discretion of judges. Yet no studies have examined how victims view their participation. Drawing on in-depth interviews with more than 600 victims in Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, and Cote d?Ivoire, we assess whether or not respondents 1) feel they havea voice in ICC proceedings; 2) view the ICC as a neutral arbitrator; 3) feel respected by Court staff; 4) trust the ICC; and 5) feel safe being associated with the Court. The study contributes to a growing literature on the importance of procedural justice for the legitimacy of judicial institutions, and provides important insights into victims' subjective assessments of the effectiveness of international criminal interventions after mass violence. By documenting for the first time the lived experiences of victims participating in ICC trials, the study provides insight into the social-psychological dynamics of victim participation and strengthens the functioning of international criminal justice.