Chapter 17
In: Sights, Sounds, and Sensibilities of Atrocity Prosecutions
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Abstract
This chapter draws attention to limits on publicly accessible information on victim and witness demographics at the International Criminal Court (ICC) and sets out why access to, and analysis of, such data matters given the importance of representation for the ICC’s fact-finding, expressive and restorative capacity. It argues that while protective measures will often necessitate the non-disclosure of the characteristics of victims and witnesses in specific cases, data across cases and situations is crucial in understanding the demographics that are served by international criminal justice and, to the extent that there is underrepresentation of any group, reflecting on the reasons for this. A focus on whose voice is heard is particularly pertinent in the context of ongoing delineation of the role of victims at the ICC and efforts to increase the speed of its proceedings, which have the potential to limit the quantity and plurality of voices that are represented therein. This chapter therefore unpacks questions of power and inclusion in how international criminal law ‘looks’ and ‘sounds’ when in action.