Kamari M. Clarke is currently Professor of Global and International Studies at Carleton University, Ottawa. Her research explores issues related to legal institutions, human rights and international law, and the interface between culture, power and globalisation. Her recent publications include International Criminal Court and the Challenge of Legal Pluralism in Sub-Saharan Africa (Cambridge, 2009) and Mirrors of Justice: Law and Power in the Cold-War Era (with Mark Goodale, Cambridge, 2010). Abel S. Knottnerus is currently a Ph.D. researcher and lecturer at the Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, The Netherlands. His research focuses on the law and politics of international courts, and explores the interplay between perceptions, power and justice. Eefje de Volder is currently a Ph.D. researcher and lecturer at Universiteit van Tilburg, The Netherlands. Her research focuses on the regionalisation of collective security, with a particular focus on the collective security of the African Union. In addition she has researched into the interconnection between conflict, migration and human-trafficking.