Image-Based Evidence in International Criminal Prosecutions - Charting a Path Forward

In this pioneering book, Jonathan W. Hak offers insightful commentary on the authentication and interpretation of image-based evidence, setting out how it can be effectively used in international criminal prosecutions.

List of contents

• Introduction


• Part I. Image-Based Evidence in International Criminal Prosecutions


• 1: Image-Based Evidence as a Method of Proof


• 2: Image-Based Evidence as a Didactic Tool


• 3: The Democratization of Image-Based Evidence


• 4: Selectivity and Image-Based Evidence


• Part II. Assessing the Meaning of Image-Based Evidence


• 5: Questioning the Reliability of Image-Based Evidence


• 6: Pictures Do Not Speak for Themselves


• 7: The Authentication of Image-Based Evidence


• Part III. Emerging Technical Frontiers in Image-Based Evidence and Recommendations


• 8: Emerging Technical Frontiers in Image-Based Evidence


• 9: Conclusions: Charting a Path Forward

About the author

Jonathan W. Hak, KC holds a Diploma in Criminal Justice from Mount Royal University (Canada); a BSc (with distinction) in Criminal Justice from California State University; an LLB from the University of British Columbia; an LLM from the University of Cambridge; and a PhD in Law from Leiden University in the Netherlands. He was appointed Queens Counsel in 2006. He is a barrister and solicitor in Canada and served as a Crown Prosecutor for over thirty years. He is also an international imagery law lecturer, researcher, author, and consultant. He lives in The Hague and Canada.

Summary

In this pioneering book, Jonathan W. Hak offers insightful commentary on the authentication and interpretation of image-based evidence, setting out how it can be effectively used in international criminal prosecutions.

Product details

• Authors: Jonathan W. Hak, Jonathan W. (Barrister and Solicitor Hak, Interna, internat
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.02.2024
• EAN: 9780198889533
• ISBN: 978-0-19-888953-3
• No. of pages: 352
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; LAW / Criminal Law / General, LAW / Criminal Procedure, LAW / Courts, LAW / International, LAW / Public, LAW / Evidence, LAW / Trial Practice, International Criminal Law, Public international law: criminal law, Criminal Procedure: Law Of Evidence, Courts & procedure, Legal systems: courts and procedures