The Defence in International Criminal Trials: Observations on the Role of the Defence at the ICTY, ICTR and ICC

RA Dr. Mayeul Hiéramente; Dr. Patricia Schneider

doi:10.5771/9783845275109

Summary

The International Criminal Justice system is an important element of world politics of today. Currently, the International Criminal Court (ICC) is investigating serious human rights violations committed in nine African states, and has launched preliminary investigations into acts committed in the conflict zones of Palestine and Ukraine.

The complexity of these issues and the ongoing status of these conflicts pose significant difficulties for international courts in carrying out their mandates, which in turn affect the Prosecution and the Defence. The media, as well as academia, tend to focus on the Office of the Prosecutor of the ICC – as was the case with the ICTY and ICTR. Rarely is the focus widened to include the role of the accused and their defence teams.

The authors of this volume, practitioners and researchers, take a closer look at the inner workings of international courts and tribunals. The included contributions are in English or in German.

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Bibliographic data

Edition: 1/2016
Copyright year: 2016
ISBN-Print: 978-3-8487-3137-4
ISBN-Online: 978-3-8452-7510-9
Publisher: Nomos, Baden-Baden
Series: Demokratie, Sicherheit, Frieden
Volume: 217
Language: English
Pages: 279
Product type: Edited Book

Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis No access Pages 1 - 10
Preface No access Pages 11 - 14 Benjamin Ferencz
Vorwort No access Pages 15 - 16 Heiko Ahlbrecht
The Defence in International Criminal Trials: Important Actor or Necessary Evil? No access Pages 17 - 28 Colleen Rohan
Die Deutungshoheit im Gerichtssaal oder „Die Bändigung des Ungeheuers“ Anmerkungen zum sich selbst verteidigenden Angeklagten No access Pages 29 - 50 Mayeul Hiéramente
Die Verteidigung im Verfahren gegen Adolf Eichmann No access Pages 51 - 71 Philipp Graebke
Arguing Human Rights from the Bench? How Judges in International Criminal Courts Perceive International Human Rights Law No access Pages 72 - 92 Julia Gebhard
Compelling Fair Trials: The Necessity of Effective Court Powers to Ensure a Defendant’s Right “to examine, or have examined, the witnesses against him or her” No access Pages 93 - 114 Marie O’Leary
Disclosure of Information as an Instrument Ensuring Equality of Arms in International Criminal Proceedings No access Pages 115 - 148 Masha Fedorova
The Person’s Liberty at Stake – A Tour d’Horizon on the Rights of the Arrested Person under the Rome Statute No access Pages 149 - 199 Eleni Chaitidou, Elisa Hoven
Sentencing at the International Criminal Court No access Pages 200 - 226 Sally Alexandra Longworth
How to Manage the Defence – Experiences from the ADC-ICTY No access Pages 227 - 244 Isabel Düsterhöft, Dominic Kennedy
Promoting Justice between Independence and Institutional Constraints: The Role of the Office of the Public Counsel of the Defence at the ICC No access Pages 245 - 268 Philipp Müller
Kein faires Verfahren ohne effektive Verteidigung – Zusammenfassende Bemerkungen zu einem vergessenen Akteur der internationalen Strafjustiz und Ausblick No access Pages 269 - 279 Mayeul Hiéramente, Patricia Schneider