By providing victims with more space in the Ongwen case, the International Criminal Court (icc) has significantly contributed to the healing of the trauma and community reconciliation in northern Uganda. That said, this court has also raised issues that could affect local efforts to achieve peace, namely the positioning of victims of child soldiers vis-à-vis criminal child soldiers. Drawing on qualitative data collected through focus group discussions with some community members from locations under investigation by the icc, this sociolegal study examines the victims’ narratives about child soldiers and the different ideas of human rights that emerge. Then, it explores how these ideas may shape future transitional justice mechanisms designed in the global sphere. Finally, it discusses the extent to which they may impact the relevance of current justice initiatives. Overall, this paper analyzes the substantive effect of victim participation in the Ongwen case on local peacebuilding initiatives in northern Uganda.

通过在翁文案中为受害者提供更多空间，国际刑事法院（icc）为乌干达北部的创伤愈合和社区和解做出了重大贡献。尽管如此，该法院还提出了可能影响当地实现和平努力的问题，即儿童兵受害者相对于犯罪儿童兵的定位。这项社会法律研究利用通过与国际刑院调查地点的一些社区成员进行焦点小组讨论收集的定性数据，研究了受害者关于儿童兵的叙述以及出现的不同人权观念。然后，它探讨了这些想法如何塑造未来在全球范围内设计的过渡司法机制。最后，它讨论了它们可能在多大程度上影响当前司法举措的相关性。总体而言，本文分析了翁文案受害者参与对乌干达北部当地建设和平举措的实质性影响。