Ajao ICC Blog

 Christine Ajao

Professor Shirk

International Politics 

10 March 2022

The idea of the goal of the international court is supposed to hold the position of a judicial court in the United Nations. This means that they are there to govern international law as well as announce opinions on international legal issues. In “Justice Can’t Prevail in a Vaccum” by M. Kamari Clarke, Clarke discusses how the international court has failed to recognize structural inequalities in post-colonial Africa. She uses the example of post-colonial Kenya and how the land was unevenly distributed which created inequality. 

This is important to note because, yes the International Court does hold law and court but is it enough for what it should be representing? There is already an issue of including African countries in the United Nations and having this issue between Kenya and the International Court, tears down the legitimacy of the court. In the end when Clarke said, “Justice in postcolonial Africa must address structural inequalities and involve the development of institutions that promote human security and ensure economic, social and political development”. This highlights my previous argument with how if there is going to be international justice, it must include all countries. I found this striking because there seems to be a pattern of using the word “international” but not including all countries, especially African countries.

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