Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 June 2020
The ICC becomes a transposed arena where domestic politics are meted out and enmeshed with the rule of law and legal procedures. Chapter 6 describes Côte d’Ivoire as a prime example of the ICC becoming involved in a highly politically charged crisis that was set off by contested electoral results in December 2010. The Ouattara administration outsourced justice to the ICC for the purpose of handling political adversaries. In doing so, it followed the lead of other states who had previously used the self-referral mechanism.
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