Defense Perspectives on International Criminal Justice (eBook, PDF)

Redaktion: Rohan, Colleen

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Produktbeschreibung

This examination of the role of the defense in international criminal proceedings highlights its contribution to the development of international criminal law and the fair administration of international criminal justice. Written by leading international practitioners and scholars, it combines the practice and theory of international criminal law in order to provide a first-hand perspective on the significant challenges involved in the administration of international criminal justice. The authors examine, among other issues, the role of the defense during the different stages of international criminal proceedings, the key aspects of defense work which seek to ensure the accused's right to a fair trial, professional ethics, the United Nations Residual Mechanism for International Tribunals, and post-conviction remedies and issues relating to those serving prison sentences.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. April 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781108162289
• Artikelnr.: 48144794

Inhaltsangabe

On the administering of international criminal justice Judge Howard
Morrison, QC; Part I. A General Perspective on the Role and Function of the
Defense in International Criminal Proceedings: 1. The pioneering role of
the defense counsel in international criminal trials: from Nuremberg to The
Hague Geert-Jan Knoops; 2. Ethical standards in the practice of
international criminal law Colleen Rohan; 3. Who needs a lawyer anyway?
Self-representation and standby counsel in international criminal trials
Richard Harvey; 4. Navigating the tension between effective and efficient
legal counselling and respecting the formal rules of the tribunals: what
compass to use? Gentian Zyberi; Part II. Institutional Organization and
Concerns: 5. Defense organizations and offices at the international courts
and tribunals Dominic Kennedy and Isabel Düsterhöft; 6. Functional immunity
of the defense counsel and defense staff from prosecution before domestic
courts Semir Sali and Gentian Zyberi; 7. The principle of equality of arms
in international criminal proceedings Masha Fedorova; Part III. The Role of
the Defense during the Criminal Process: 8. The role of the defense in the
pre-trial stage Jens Dieckmann and Marie O'Leary; 9. The role of the
defense in the trial stage Michael Karnavas; 10. The role of the defense in
the appellate stage John Ackerman and Colleen Rohan; 11. Post-conviction
remedies and the residual mechanism Martin Petrov and Dejana Radisavljevic;
Part IV. Specific Aspects of the Work of the Defense: 12. Developing a case
theory and a defense strategy Gregor Guy-Smith; 13. Vaguely drawn maps and
dimly lit paths: rules governing admissibility of evidence at the ad hoc
tribunals (Part I) Wayne Jordash and Léa Kulinowski; 14. Vaguely drawn maps
and dimly lit paths: rules governing admissibility of evidence at the ad
hoc tribunals (Part II) Wayne Jordash and Léa Kulinowski; 15. Affirmative
defenses in international criminal proceedings Annie O'Reilly; 16. Defense
investigations and the collection of evidence Caroline Buisman and David
Hooper; Part V. Concluding Observations: 17. A tale of four illusions: the
rights of the defense before international criminal tribunals Dov Jacobs.