Victims' Experiences of International Justice After Atrocity

本研究考察了受害者对国际刑事法院（ICC）程序正义的评价。国际刑事法院于1998年根据《罗马条约》设立，被誉为一种新型的国际法院，它促进了对受害者的恢复性司法，并对严重的国际罪行追究责任。其创新之一是向受害者提供广泛的程序权利，包括受害者在诉讼的不同阶段提出其关切的权利，但须由法官酌情决定。然而，没有研究调查过受害者如何看待他们的参与。作者对乌干达、刚果民主共和国、肯尼亚和科特迪瓦的600多名受害者进行了深入访谈。在科特迪瓦，我们评估被告是否1)觉得他们在国际刑事法院的诉讼中有发言权；2)将国际商会视为中立的仲裁员；3)受到法院工作人员的尊重；4)信任国际刑事法院；5)与法院保持联系是安全的。这项研究为越来越多关于程序正义对司法机构合法性重要性的文献做出了贡献，并为受害者在大规模暴力事件后对国际刑事干预有效性的主观评估提供了重要见解。通过首次记录受害者参与国际刑事法院审判的生活经历，该研究提供了对受害者参与的社会心理动态的见解，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.