Sentencing practice and the contribution of international criminal tribunals to the maintenance of peace
This article explores the assumption according to which international criminal justice is meant to ensure international peace and security by analysing the sentencing practice of the ad hoc tribunals, the Special Court for the Sierra Leone and the International Criminal Court. Despite common references to the contribution that international criminal justice may give to the restoration of peace and reconciliation, sentencing practice shows that those broad goals have no legal impact on the determination of international sentences.