What Determines Perceptions of Bias toward the International Criminal Court? Evidence from Kenya

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ID6284689
AuthorsGeoff Dancy (0000-0002-4397-7204, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, USA), Yvonne Dutton (Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis), Yvonne Marie Dutton (Indiana University), Tessa Alleblas (Independent researcher), Eamon Aloyo (0000-0002-5000-4347, Institute for Security and Global Affairs, Universiteit Leiden, Den Haag, the Netherlands, corresponding author)
Year2020
Volume64
Issue7-8
Pages1443-1469
Publication date2020-08-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Conflict Resolution (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-0027 • E-ISSN: 1552-8766
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0022002719893740
OpenAlexW2997113140
LanguageEN
Citations received12
References cited42

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has struggled with the perception that it is biased against Africans, especially in relation to its investigation in Kenya. But which Kenyans are most likely to believe the ICC is biased? Building on pluralistic models of public opinion and psychological studies, we aim to contribute to emerging research on attitudes toward international courts. We expect that group attachments will drive attitudes toward international institutions. Yet, we also theorize that exposure to violence makes individuals more likely to support international justice and reject narratives that would have the effect of insulating those who have committed crimes from being held accountable. Using new survey data from 507 Kenyans in the fall of 2015, we find support for our hypotheses

Criminal court · Criminal justice · Criminology · International law · Perception · Political science · Politics · Public opinion · Sociology · Law · Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts · Political Conflict and Governance · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology

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