About Arab Spring the role of ICC in the Arab World especially Middle East ICC overcoming bias for their engagement on the conflict resolution ICC and Arab Spring

1. ICC AND ARAB SPRING
Overcoming Bias
Increasing Engagement
Presented by AUNG KO KO TOE

2. the arab spring: 2010 Dec 17
Muhammad Bouazizi, a 26 year-old fruit seller

6. arab spring
• Transitional justice
• Accountability for the crimes of the Old
Dictatorships
1) Establishing the Rule of Law
2) Reforming and reconstructing Judicial
institutions
3) Restoring Trust
4) Rebuilding the Social and Political Fabric of
post-conflict countries

7. ICC : Overview
• Involving Gross Violations of International Criminal
Law
• Such an INSTITUTION
• Success of the Nuremberg Trials
• End of Cold War
• Create a global framework of international crimes
• 1989 Dec : UN general assembly : Int; Law
Commission
• Create an international criminal tribunal
• 1994 : draft statute for the proposed Court to UN
• 1998 July 17 : Rome Statue

8. arab spring : ICC involvement
 limited
 periodic player
 positive role in influencing Transitional Justice
 beneficial to Arab Spring countries
 Real Barriers to Engagement

9. ICC
 Support State-level prosecutions and investigations
 Build general public confidences in Fairness
 Necessity of post conflict Justice Mechanism
The Court’s legitimacy depends on its efforts to develop the
rule of law and help with the healing process in post-conflict
countries.

10. Attitude
toward ICC
• Interests of Western States
• A political Tool of Powerful Western Countries
• Doubt - Neutral Arbiter of JUSTICE
Human Rights Watch : ICC has gained global status, the relationship
between the Security Council and the court has grown more
critical…

11. ICC and arab world
• ICC as an independent Judicial body
• Commitment to Basic Principle
• Cause of Justice above international
politics
• Its image as a neutral and trusted arbiter
of Justice
• to make a deeper and more positive
impact in Middle East and North Africa

12. Questions
• How did the role of ICC related with Myanmar
Spring on the view of Military Generals?
• How will the role of ICC related with Rakahine
case in the future?