There are great hopes for the International Criminal Court’s (icc’s) reparative aspirations, which are regarded as an answer to demands for more victim-centric approaches to the pursuit of justice for atrocity crimes. Reparations are recognised as a right of victims, and it seems appropriate that the icc should attempt to combine reparations with its retributive approach to addressing grave human right abuses. However, the potential negative communicative value of icc reparations must not be overlooked. For one, icc reparations have the potential to relieve some suffering but also the potential to exacerbate tensions and compound the challenges of reintegration and acceptance of complex-victims because of their expressive nature. This article argues that it is precisely because of the unique nature of the Court as retributive, as a voice of international condemnation, and as an intervener in complex contexts that the expressive value of its reparations may make it ill-suited to award reparations tied to convictions.

人们对国际刑事法院（icc ’s）的赔偿愿望抱有很大希望，这被认为是对要求以受害人为中心的方法以暴行罪寻求正义的一种回应。赔偿被认为是受害者的权利，国际刑事法院应尝试将赔偿与其报应办法相结合，以解决严重侵犯人权的行为，这似乎是适当的。但是，国际商会赔偿的潜在负面交流价值不可忽视。首先，icc赔偿可能减轻一些痛苦，但也可能加剧紧张局势，并由于其表现力而使复杂受害者的重返社会和接受挑战更加复杂。本文认为，正是由于法院作为报应性的独特性质，作为国际谴责的声音以及作为复杂环境中的干预者，其赔偿的表达价值可能使其不适合授予与之相关的赔偿信念。