Archbold : international criminal courts : practice, procedure and evidence
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Archbold : international criminal courts : practice, procedure and evidence
Sweet & Maxwell, c2005
2nd ed
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Archbold international criminal courts : practice, procedure & evidence
International criminal courts
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"Editors: Karim A. A. Khan, Rodney Dixon, Judge Sir Adrian Fulford"--P. [v]
Includes index
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Description
This major text is a high-level practice guide for international criminal practitioners. It provides comprehensive guidance to the crimes, defences, procedures, rules of evidence, and jurisprudence of the International Criminal Tribunals for Yugoslavia and Rwanda and the permanent International Criminal Court. The United Nations' Courts for East Timor and Sierra Leone and two new courts of Iraq and Cambodia are also referenced.
This second edition incorporates changes in all parts of the text, reflecting the rapid evolution of international criminal law, the foundation of new courts and the wealth of new case law.
* A comprehensive "nuts and bolts" manual on the procedure of the International Criminal Court and the Tribunals
* Shows practitioners how to prepare cases and directly participate in these trial proceedings
* Contains chapters on how to manage specific offences, such as crimes against humanity, genocide, etc
* Includes a wealth of recent case law from the ICTY, ICTR, East Timor, Sierra Leone and national Tribunals and also preliminary decisions of the ICC
* Covers the newNew Sierra Leone rules
* Deals with the new courts for Iraq and Cambodia as well as the Bosnian National Court for War crimes launched in 2005
Table of Contents
Introduction. Establishment and jurisdiction of the courts. Structure of the courts. Powers of the courts. Principles of interpretation. Indictments. Pre trial procedure. Trial procedure. Rules of evidence. Forms of participation in offences. War crimes. Crimes against humanity. Genocide. Crimes of aggression. Other offences under international criminal law. Contempt, Offences against the administration of justice and removal from office. Defences. Sentencing, compensation and restitution. Appeals and reviews. Legal and defence counsel matter. Appendices.
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