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39 Geo. J. Int'l L. 445 (2007-2008)
Seeing Justice Done: The Importance of Prioritizing Outreach Efforts at International Criminal Tribunals

handle is hein.journals/geojintl39 and id is 451 raw text is: NOTES SEEING JUSTICE DONE: THE IMPORTANCE OF PRIORITIZING OUTREACH EFFORTS AT INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL TRIBUNALS NORMAN HENRY PENTELOVITCH* The perpetration of terrible crimes against innocent populations has gone on throughout history, yet it is only in the twentieth century that responses to those crimes have been organized and prosecuted before international criminal tribunals. This organization has resulted in the formation of a number of such tribunals whose initials, ICTY,1 ICTR,2 SCSL,3 have become a part of the world's legal vocabulary. Though these tribunals help to bring criminals to a form of justice, the victimized populations are often left behind as the judicial process rumbles forward. How, and to what extent, do international legal processes inform such a population of their work? What is the most effective way to reach out to victims of genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes? Why is it even important to think about the victims, when so much time, money and energy needs to be devoted to the process of putting a mass murderer on trial and ensuring that such a trial is fair? Part I of this article will define outreach and discuss why it should be considered an essential part of an international criminal tribunal. It goes on to argue that it is essential to the mission of a tribunal to prioritize outreach at the beginning of operations. Part II will discuss the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL or Special Court) and how it organized its initial outreach efforts, fol- lowed by an overview of the outreach activities that the Special Court and various civil society organizations undertook. Finally, this section will outline some of the effects in Sierra Leone of the Special Court's outreach, as well as limitations and criticisms of its work to date. * Georgetown University Law Center,J.D., May 2009. the author served as a legal associate at the Documentation Center of Cambodia (DC-Cam) in Summer 2007. This article is based on publicly available sources and interviews conducted by the author, and the inferences that may be drawn therefrom. The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of DC-Cam or any of its individual employees. The author would like to express his gratitude to Youk Chhang, Anne Heindel, Professor Jane Stromseth, and John Ciorciari for opportunities, time, and wisdom. © 2008, Norman Henry Pentelovitch. 1. International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia. 2. International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. 3. The Special Court for Sierra Leone.

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