OF REPARATION FOR THE HARM SUFFERED BY VICTIMS OF CRIMES

In the context of mass crimes trying to conceive of adequate reparations for human rights violations is more complex. This is the category of behavior that international criminal law is confronted with. Collective atrocities occur in ways that are virtually impossible to explain. The damage caused by these mass violations is considerable. Considering the large number of victims of collective human rights violations international judicial bodies cannot simply judge without assessing the impact of the judicial proceedings on the victims. The Court's experience with reparations is still in its infancy. Uncertainty about judicial reparations requires consideration of the other two avenues available. However the possibility for victims to turn to national courts or regional human rights courts seems contradictory to the fact that the ICC was established precisely for cases where states would not or could not provide justice themselves.