The Reckoning: The Battle for the International Criminal Court
Director Pamela Yates
Countries
Duration 95 min
Synopsis
Prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo of the International Criminal Court (ICC) issues arrest warrants for the rebel leaders of the Lord’s Resistance Army in Uganda, puts 4 Congolese warlords on trial in The Hague, shakes up the Colombian criminal justice system, charges President Omar al_Bashir of Sudan with genocide and war crimes in Darfur and challenges the UN Security Council to have him arrested. Will this tiny upstart court in The Hague tame the Wild West of international conflict zones and end the culture of impunity?
Prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo of the International Criminal Court (ICC) issues arrest warrants for the rebel leaders of the Lord’s Resistance Army in Uganda, puts 4 Congolese warlords on trial in The Hague, shakes up the Colombian criminal justice system, charges President Omar al_Bashir of Sudan with genocide and war crimes in Darfur and challenges the UN Security Council to have him arrested. Will this tiny upstart court in The Hague tame the Wild West of international conflict zones and end the culture of impunity?