This paper examines whether traditional justice mechanisms have a place in international trials where the accused has committed core international crimes; through the lens of The International Criminal Court’s approach in the Ongwen case. Trial Chamber ix declined to incorporate the mato oput traditional justice mechanism of the Acholi people of Northern Uganda. The paper argues that although concerns have been raised regarding the application of traditional justice mechanisms in the aftermath of mass atrocities, they can still play a significant role alongside prosecutions for international crimes before international criminal tribunals and the International Criminal Court. It recommends ways in which traditional justice mechanisms can be incorporated into proceedings before the icc and concludes that if the Court is to be a truly universal Court as was envisaged at its inception it ought to holistically consider the issues brought before it, particularly from the Global South.

本文探讨了传统司法机制在被告犯有核心国际罪行的国际审判中是否占有一席之地；通过国际刑事法院在 Ongwen 案件中的处理方法的视角。第九审判分庭拒绝纳入乌干达北部阿乔利人的 mato oput 传统司法机制。该文件认为，尽管人们对大规模暴行后传统司法机制的适用表示担忧，但它们仍然可以在国际刑事法庭和国际刑事法院起诉国际罪行方面发挥重要作用。它就如何将传统司法机制纳入国际刑事法院的诉讼程序提出了建议，并得出结论认为，如果国际刑事法院要成为一个真正具有普遍性的法院，正如其成立之初所设想的那样，它就应该全面考虑提交给它的问题，特别是来自全球的问题。南。