The dog that did not bark

The cosmopolitan character of the International Criminal Court (ICC) is not immune to the growing surge in the contestation of international institutions. The African Union's reaction to the ICC decision to indict the then sitting heads of state of Sudan and Kenya, and the actions undertaken by...

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Authors: Costa, Oriol|||0000-0002-2033-576X, Collantes-Celador, Gemma|||0000-0002-4282-4871, Badell, Diego|||0000-0002-6013-9544
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Publication Date:2021
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Institution:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
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Keyword:Contestation
European Union
International Criminal Court
Justice
Polarisation
SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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spelling The dog that did not barkthe EU and the clash between sovereignty and justice in the International Criminal CourtCosta, Oriol|||0000-0002-2033-576XCollantes-Celador, Gemma|||0000-0002-4282-4871Badell, Diego|||0000-0002-6013-9544ContestationEuropean UnionInternational Criminal CourtJusticePolarisationSDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong InstitutionsThe cosmopolitan character of the International Criminal Court (ICC) is not immune to the growing surge in the contestation of international institutions. The African Union's reaction to the ICC decision to indict the then sitting heads of state of Sudan and Kenya, and the actions undertaken by the Trump Administration against the Court over possible investigations into Afghanistan and Palestine, are cases in point. This article explores what that surge has meant for intra-EU debates on its position towards the ICC. We present a two-fold argument based on an empirical analysis of key moments in the institutional development of the Court that coincide with the pre- and post-rise phases in the politicisation of international institutions. First, the level of agreement on the ICC within the EU has been grossly exaggerated. Second, despite bouts of disagreement, patterns of political conflict over the ICC within the EU remain constant. That is, there is recurrent polarisation, with a range of opinions on the intractable debate about Westphalian sovereignty vs. cosmopolitan justice, but no change in the other two dimensions of politicisation (salience and actor range). 22021-01-0120212021-01-01Articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://ddd.uab.cat/record/285881https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1080/09662839.2021.1947801reponame:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UABinstname:Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaInglésengMinisterio de Economía y Competitividad https://doi.org/10.13039/501100003329 CSO2016-79205-Popen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Aquest document està subjecte a una llicència d'ús Creative Commons. Es permet la reproducció total o parcial, la distribució, i la comunicació pública de l'obra, sempre que no sigui amb finalitats comercials, i sempre que es reconegui l'autoria de l'obra original. No es permet la creació d'obres derivades.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:ddd.uab.cat:2858812026-06-06T12:50:31Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The dog that did not bark
the EU and the clash between sovereignty and justice in the International Criminal Court
title The dog that did not bark
spellingShingle The dog that did not bark
Costa, Oriol|||0000-0002-2033-576X
Contestation
European Union
International Criminal Court
Justice
Polarisation
SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
title_short The dog that did not bark
title_full The dog that did not bark
title_fullStr The dog that did not bark
title_full_unstemmed The dog that did not bark
title_sort The dog that did not bark
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Costa, Oriol|||0000-0002-2033-576X
Collantes-Celador, Gemma|||0000-0002-4282-4871
Badell, Diego|||0000-0002-6013-9544
author Costa, Oriol|||0000-0002-2033-576X
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Collantes-Celador, Gemma|||0000-0002-4282-4871
Badell, Diego|||0000-0002-6013-9544
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Badell, Diego|||0000-0002-6013-9544
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Contestation
European Union
International Criminal Court
Justice
Polarisation
SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
topic Contestation
European Union
International Criminal Court
Justice
Polarisation
SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
description The cosmopolitan character of the International Criminal Court (ICC) is not immune to the growing surge in the contestation of international institutions. The African Union's reaction to the ICC decision to indict the then sitting heads of state of Sudan and Kenya, and the actions undertaken by the Trump Administration against the Court over possible investigations into Afghanistan and Palestine, are cases in point. This article explores what that surge has meant for intra-EU debates on its position towards the ICC. We present a two-fold argument based on an empirical analysis of key moments in the institutional development of the Court that coincide with the pre- and post-rise phases in the politicisation of international institutions. First, the level of agreement on the ICC within the EU has been grossly exaggerated. Second, despite bouts of disagreement, patterns of political conflict over the ICC within the EU remain constant. That is, there is recurrent polarisation, with a range of opinions on the intractable debate about Westphalian sovereignty vs. cosmopolitan justice, but no change in the other two dimensions of politicisation (salience and actor range).
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