Suzanne Schot

Traumatised Witnesses in International Criminal Trials

Testimony, Fair Proceedings, and Accurate Fact-Finding

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book focuses on the testimonial evidence of traumatised witnesses in trials of international crimes. It analyses transcripts of proceedings and case law of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, the International Criminal Court, and Dutch courts prosecuting international crimes.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Februar 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 531g
• ISBN-13: 9781032441979
• ISBN-10: 1032441976
• Artikelnr.: 69431511

Autorenporträt

Suzanne Schot is Assistant Professor of International Criminal Law at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements viii
Abbreviations x
1 Introduction 1
2 Remembering Trauma: A Focus on International Crimes 22
3 From Memory to Testimony: Becoming a Witness in Criminal Proceedings 52
4 Trauma and Preparing Witnesses for Testifying about International Crimes
77
5 Protecting Traumatised Witnesses during Testimony: Unavoidable
Confrontation? 99
6 The Complexity of Putting Trauma into Words: Challenging the Scope of
Testimony 143
7 On the Edge of Reason? Identifying and Assessing the Effects of Trauma on
Testimonial Evidence 174
8 Conclusion 212
Index 228