African Journal of International Criminal Justice

Africa has been the site of some of the world’s worst atrocities, but it is also home to innovative accountability mechanisms ranging from truth commissions to national and international criminal trials. The African Journal of International Criminal Justice (AJICJ) is a refereed and interdisciplinary scholarly periodical that responds to the marginalisation of African voices in global conversations about peace, justice and reconciliation. It provides a forum for international criminal law and transitional justice issues in Africa and the developing world, analysed by authors from across the continent and beyond. The journal seeks to create intellectual space for scholarly reflection on atrocity crimes in Africa and on national, sub-regional, regional and international efforts to combat such crimes through prosecution, traditional justice approaches, truth-seeking and reconciliation. It welcomes perspectives from law and the social sciences, including academic research, field reports, case reports, book reviews and commentary on African State practice and international criminal justice developments.