Book contents
- The Sentimental Court
- Cambridge Studies in Law and Society
- The Sentimental Court
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Maps
- Introduction
- Part I Atmospheres
- Part II Sentiments
- Part III Politics
- 6 The Politics of Atmosphere and Sentiment
- 7 We Have Never Been Rational
- Epilogue
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- Cambridge Studies in Law and Society
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
6 - The Politics of Atmosphere and Sentiment
International Criminal Justice in Africa and Competing Indignation Regimes
from Part III - Politics
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 May 2022
- The Sentimental Court
- Cambridge Studies in Law and Society
- The Sentimental Court
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Maps
- Introduction
- Part I Atmospheres
- Part II Sentiments
- Part III Politics
- 6 The Politics of Atmosphere and Sentiment
- 7 We Have Never Been Rational
- Epilogue
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- Cambridge Studies in Law and Society
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
Summary
Chapter 7 combines the key insights from the preceding chapters in an investigation of the prevailing debate on the ICC in Africa. By analysing ethnographic encounters in The Hague, northern Uganda, and other places where criticisms and defences of the ICC’s Africa policies emerge, the chapter shows that the creation of atmospheres and sentiments is key to the political debate on the rule-of-law movement in Africa. Both critics and proponents of the ICC depend on these atmospheres and sentiments to make their points. Far from being merely another register of political discourse among others, the deployment of affect and emotion is a key component of any normative statement about justice. (~9,300 words)
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- The Sentimental CourtThe Affective Life of International Criminal Justice, pp. 139 - 162Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022