Traumatised Witnesses in International Criminal Trials - Testimony, Fair Proceedings, and Accurate Fact-Finding

This book focuses on the testimonial evidence of traumatised witnesses in trials of international crimes. It analyses transcripts of proceedings and case law of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, the International Criminal Court, and Dutch courts prosecuting international crimes.

List of contents

Acknowledgements viii
Abbreviations x
1 Introduction 1
2 Remembering Trauma: A Focus on International Crimes 22
3 From Memory to Testimony: Becoming a Witness in Criminal Proceedings 52
4 Trauma and Preparing Witnesses for Testifying about International Crimes 77
5 Protecting Traumatised Witnesses during Testimony: Unavoidable Confrontation? 99
6 The Complexity of Putting Trauma into Words: Challenging the Scope of Testimony 143
7 On the Edge of Reason? Identifying and Assessing the Effects of Trauma on Testimonial Evidence 174
8 Conclusion 212
Index 228

About the author

Suzanne Schot is Assistant Professor of International Criminal Law at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Product details

• Authors: Suzanne Schot
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 27.06.2025
• EAN: 9781032442006
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3244200-6
• No. of pages: 240
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; LAW / Criminal Law / General, LAW / General, LAW / Forensic Science, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, LAW / International, LAW / Civil Rights, International Criminal Law, Forensic Science, Social, group or collective psychology, Criminal or forensic psychology, Legal aspects of criminology, Public international law: criminal law, Criminal justice law, Public international law: human rights, International human rights law, Criminology: legal aspects