The article identifies and analyses the development it labels the “quantitative turn” in international criminal law. Addressing the cumulative effect of the large numbers of witnesses in international processes, the article considers quantity as an integral, and substantively beneficial, component of the law's response to atrocity crimes. The article develops a theorized understanding of the relationship between mass atrocity and mass testimony and provides a taxonomy of the functions that the quantity of testimonies fulfills in international trials: the evidentiary, didactic, epistemic, and restorative functions. Focusing on a recent case before the International Criminal Court in the matter of The Prosecutor v. Bemba, the article demonstrates how the different players in the international justice system—Prosecution, Defense, Victims, and the Court—employ the functions of quantity, while negotiating concerns over manageability and scale. The goal of this article is to prompt a debate and a more careful consideration of the potential benefits of a meaningful participation of witnesses and victims in post‐atrocity proceedings. This is particularly important given the dominance of the efficiency paradigm in international criminal law (ICL) discourse, which directly impacts the quantitative turn. The article forges new ways for ICL institutions to maintain a plurality of voices and their commitment to victims while safeguarding the rights of the accused.

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大规模暴行，大规模证词和国际法中的定量转向

本文确定并分析了它标记为国际刑法中“定量转向”的发展。针对大量证人在国际程序中的累积影响，该文章认为数量是法律对暴行罪的应对措施中不可或缺的，实质上是有益的组成部分。本文对群众暴行和群众证词之间的关系有了理论上的理解，并提供了国际上证词数量所履行的功能的分类：证据功能，说教功能，认知功能和恢复功能。本文着眼于国际刑事法院在“检察官诉本巴”一案中的最近一案，论证了国际司法系统中的不同参与者-起诉，辩护，被害人，和法院-发挥数量功能，同时就可管理性和规模问题进行谈判。本文的目的是促使辩论和更仔细地考虑证人和受害者有意义地参与暴行后程序的潜在好处。鉴于效率范式在国际刑法（ICL）话语中占主导地位，这直接影响定量转向，这一点尤其重要。这篇文章开辟了新的途径，使ICL机构在维护被告的权利的同时保持对受害者的多元化发言权和对受害者的承诺。本文的目的是促使辩论和更仔细地考虑证人和受害者有意义地参与暴行后程序的潜在好处。鉴于效率范式在国际刑法（ICL）话语中占主导地位，这直接影响定量转向，这一点尤其重要。这篇文章开辟了新的途径，使ICL机构在维护被告的权利的同时保持对受害者的多元化发言权和对受害者的承诺。本文的目的是促使辩论和更仔细地考虑证人和受害者有意义地参与暴行后程序的潜在好处。鉴于效率范式在国际刑法（ICL）话语中占主导地位，这直接影响定量转向，这一点尤其重要。这篇文章开辟了新的途径，使ICL机构在维护被告的权利的同时保持对受害者的多元化发言权和对受害者的承诺。