A Different Kind of Court: Africa’s Support for the International Criminal Court, 1993–2003

The 1990s saw a systemic shift from the liberal post–World War II international order of liberal multilateralism (LIO I) to a post–Cold War international order of postnational liberalism (LIO II). LIO II has not been only rule-based but has openly pursued a liberal social purpose with a significant amount of authority beyond the nation-state. While postnational liberal institutions helped increase overall well-being globally, they were criticized for using double standards and institutionalizing state inequality. We argue that these institutional features of the postnational LIO II led to legitimation problems, which explain both the current wave of contestations and the strategies chosen by different contestants. We develop our argument first by mapping the growing liberal intrusiveness of international institutions. Second, we demonstrate the increased level and variety of contestations in international security and international refugee law. We show that increased liberal intrusiveness has led to a variety of contestation strategies, the choice of which is affected by the preference of a contestant regarding postnational liberalism and its power within the contested institution.

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“…China and, to a lesser extent, Russia also reluctantly began to adopt the language of human rights 23. Gissel 2018. 24.…”

Section: A Differentiated Wave Of Contestationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Contestations of the Liberal International Order: From Liberal Multilateralism to Postnational Liberalism

Börzel¹,

Zürn²

2021

Int Org

125

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“…This explanation, however, equates state behaviour with its effects: it assumes that the implication (norm erosion or contestation) explains the political motivation behind non-cooperation. As demonstrated elsewhere, backlash against the ICC does not centre on anti-impunity (Gissel 2018). The focus on an international norm has come at the expense of understanding the domestic and regional contexts of noncooperation, where other norms and interests may prevail.…”

Section: Existing Explanations Of Icc Non-cooperationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Non-cooperation with the International Criminal Court in gatekeeper states: Regime security in Deby’s Chad

Henningsen

Gissel

2020

Cambridge Review of International Affairs

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The Waning of Post-Cold War Western Preponderance in International Norm Politics: Its Impact on the International Protection of People from Domestic Violence

Brock

2023

Contributions to International Relations

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A Different Kind of Court: Africa’s Support for the International Criminal Court, 1993–2003

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Contestations of the Liberal International Order: From Liberal Multilateralism to Postnational Liberalism

Contestations of the Liberal International Order: From Liberal Multilateralism to Postnational Liberalism

Non-cooperation with the International Criminal Court in gatekeeper states: Regime security in Deby’s Chad

The Waning of Post-Cold War Western Preponderance in International Norm Politics: Its Impact on the International Protection of People from Domestic Violence

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