Uganda: New world court faces unexpected trials
28.07.2005
On the face of things, the conflict in Northern Uganda provided an ideal first test for the new International Criminal Court (ICC). Analysts say it expected local applause for launching an investigation last July into atrocities by the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) and its elusive leader Joseph Kony. But one year on - with arrest warrants for the self-styled mystic and five of his commanders expected to be issued next month - the probe remains controversial, and Ugandans are divided over what impact it will have on the war.