Fairness in International Criminal Trials

Zusatztext A comprehensive and fascinating assessment of the jurisprudence emerging from the international criminal tribunals. The author's analysis of when a trial should be regarded as unfair is particularly valuable. Informationen zum Autor Yvonne McDermott is Senior Lecturer in Law at Bangor University, Wales, where she is also Co-Director of the Bangor Centre for International Law. Klappentext Through careful analysis of current practice, this volume argues that international criminal tribunals should have a role in setting the highest standards of due process protection in their procedures, and that they can have a positive impact on domestic justice systems in this regard. Zusammenfassung Through careful analysis of current practice, this volume argues that international criminal tribunals should have a role in setting the highest standards of due process protection in their procedures, and that they can have a positive impact on domestic justice systems in this regard. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: Introduction 2: Interpreting Fairness in International Criminal Trials 3: The Right to a Fair Trial in Practice in International Criminal Trials 4: Procedural Actors and the Right to a Fair Trial 5: Setting the Highest Standards of Fairness, or 'Just Fair Enough'? 6: The Interplay between Domestic and International Jurisdictions on Fair Trial Matters 7: Conclusion

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• Authors: Yvonne Mcdermott, Yvonne (Senior Lecturer in Law Mcdermott, McDermott Yvonne
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.01.2016
• EAN: 9780198739814
• ISBN: 978-0-19-873981-4
• No. of pages: 256
• Series: Oxford Monographs in International Humanitarian & Criminal Law; Oxford Monographs in Internati; Oxford Monographs in International Humanitarian and Criminal Law; Oxford Monographs in International Humanitarian & Criminal Law
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, LAW / Courts, LAW / International, LAW / Public, Public international law: human rights, International human rights law, International Organisations & Institutions, Responsibility of states & other entities, International law: courts and procedures, International courts & procedures