VOA标准英语2011--Analyst: After ICC Ruling, Kenya Must Ac

Analyst¹: After ICC Ruling, Kenya Must Accept Hague Trials

A legal analyst says Kenya has no choice but to continue with the International Criminal Court trials now that judges have rejected the country's attempt to stop proceedings² at The Hague.
Late Monday, judges at the International Criminal Court dismissed Kenya's application challenging the admissibility of two cases against Kenyan citizens at The Hague. The ruling is the latest blow to Kenyan authorities, who have for months undertaken efforts to stall or end the proceedings.
Now the executive director of the International Commission of Jurists-Kenya, George Kegoro, says the government is out of options.
"The Kenyan government doesn't have any more options unless it were to appeal the decision of the pre-trial chamber³. The practical possibilities is that the case is just going to go to the next stage which is the confirmation⁴ hearings which start in the second week of September and go into October," he said.
The court has brought charges against six Kenyans it believes to be the architects of the country's post-election chaos⁵ in 2007 and 2008.
Though initially⁶ popular among Kenya's public and leadership, the ICC investigation⁷ lost support once the suspects, including presidential hopefuls and key members of government, were announced last year.
Government's argument
The government now argues that judicial⁸ reforms being implemented⁹ under the country's new constitution will allow Kenya to try the suspects locally. Some politicians have even blasted the ICC trials as a violation¹⁰ of Kenya's sovereignty.
Such arguments, however, were rejected by ICC judges, who said Kenya must provide concrete evidence it is trying the ICC suspects to end the proceedings at The Hague.
Challenging admissibility
According to Kegoro, such trials have yet to materialize, giving the government little with which to convince the court.
"In our view we found it difficult to find any evidence of national proceedings in Kenya. It seems there was a misunderstanding on the part of the Kenya government," he said. "The Kenya government takes the reform processes that are going on as being equivalent to a ground to block the admissibility of the case. The court is saying 'It is not enough to have that. We need to have evidence of an actual investigation taking place for the courts to consider the possibility of challenging admissibility.'"
While the government can still appeal the ruling, it is unlikely to change the minds of the judges. According to Kegoro admissibility may only be challenged once during a trial, meaning Kenya could not challenge the court in the event local trials are established.
"The Kenyan government has lost its chance, the process now is going to continue," he said.
On Tuesday, Kenya's Attorney General Amos Wako revealed the government would appeal the decision. In a statement Wako said Kenya would likely be able to present more evidence of judicial reforms by the time the appeal is heard.
Some 1,300 people were killed and 300,000 displaced in ethnic¹¹ violence following Kenya's disputed 2007 presidential poll. Six prominent Kenyans, including Finance Minister Uhuru Kenyatta, former higher education minister William Ruto and former police chief Hussein Ali, face charges of financing and organizing the violence.

1 analyst   

n.分析家，化验员；心理分析学家

参考例句：

• What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务？
• The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。

2 proceedings   

n.进程，过程，议程；诉讼(程序)；公报

参考例句：

• He was released on bail pending committal proceedings. 他交保获释正在候审。
• to initiate legal proceedings against sb 对某人提起诉讼

3 chamber   

n.房间，寝室；会议厅；议院；会所

参考例句：

• For many,the dentist's surgery remains a torture chamber.对许多人来说，牙医的治疗室一直是间受刑室。
• The chamber was ablaze with light.会议厅里灯火辉煌。

4 confirmation   

n.证实，确认，批准

参考例句：

• We are waiting for confirmation of the news.我们正在等待证实那个消息。
• We need confirmation in writing before we can send your order out.给你们发送订购的货物之前，我们需要书面确认。

5 chaos   

n.混乱，无秩序

参考例句：

• After the failure of electricity supply the city was in chaos.停电后，城市一片混乱。
• The typhoon left chaos behind it.台风后一片混乱。

6 initially   

adv.最初，开始

参考例句：

• The ban was initially opposed by the US.这一禁令首先遭到美国的反对。
• Feathers initially developed from insect scales.羽毛最初由昆虫的翅瓣演化而来。

7 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

8 judicial   

adj.司法的，法庭的，审判的，明断的，公正的

参考例句：

• He is a man with a judicial mind.他是个公正的人。
• Tom takes judicial proceedings against his father.汤姆对他的父亲正式提出诉讼。

9 implemented   

v.实现( implement的过去式和过去分词 )；执行；贯彻；使生效

参考例句：

• This agreement, if not implemented, is a mere scrap of paper. 这个协定如不执行只不过是一纸空文。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The economy is in danger of collapse unless far-reaching reforms are implemented. 如果不实施影响深远的改革，经济就面临崩溃的危险。 来自辞典例句

10 violation   

n.违反(行为)，违背(行为)，侵犯

参考例句：

• He roared that was a violation of the rules.他大声说，那是违反规则的。
• He was fined 200 dollars for violation of traffic regulation.他因违反交通规则被罚款200美元。

11 ethnic   

adj.人种的，种族的，异教徒的

参考例句：

• This music would sound more ethnic if you played it in steel drums.如果你用钢鼓演奏，这首乐曲将更具民族特色。
• The plan is likely only to aggravate ethnic frictions.这一方案很有可能只会加剧种族冲突。