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Defense Perspectives on International Criminal Justice

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In this book, leading international practitioners and scholars offer a unique defense perspective on the proper administration of international criminal justice.

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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.

About the author

Colleen Rohan has been a practicing criminal defense attorney for more than thirty years. She served as counsel in the Haradinaj et al. and Popović et al. cases at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and as senior legal consultant to the Standby Counsel team in Prosecutor v. Karadžić. She edited the Manual on International Criminal Defence: ADC-ICTY Developed Practices, published in 2011, and was twice elected to serve as President of the Association of Defense Counsel Practising at the ICTY. She currently serves as defense counsel in the EULEX war crimes courts in Kosovo.Gentian Zyberi is a Professor of International Law and Human Rights at the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights, University of Oslo. Zyberi was admitted to legal practice in the Albanian Bar Association, Tirana branch, in February 2006. He has worked as a legal assistant and interpreter for the defense at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in Prosecutor v. Limaj et al. and Prosecutor v. Haradinaj et al. Professor Zyberi is a member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration, The Hague.

Summary

In this book, leading international practitioners and scholars examine the role of the defense in international criminal proceedings and highlight its contribution to the development of international criminal law and the fair administration of international criminal justice.

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Authors Colleen Rohan, Colleen Zyberi Rohan
Assisted by Colleen Rohan (Editor), Gentian Zyberi (Editor), Gentian (Universitetet I Oslo) Zyberi (Editor), Zyberi Gentian (Editor)
Publisher Cambridge University Press ELT
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 31.01.2019
 
EAN 9781107451605
ISBN 978-1-107-45160-5
No. of pages 627
Subjects Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law

LAW / International, International Law, International Criminal Law, Criminal procedure, Public international law: criminal law

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