The Right to a Fair Trial in International Law

The Right to a Fair Trial in International Law
Author: Amal Clooney
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 1057
Release: 2021-02-11
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0198808399

This book provides a comprehensive explanation of what the right to a fair trial means in practice under international law. Focus on factual scenarios that practitioners may, it brings together sources and cases that define the right to a fair trial in criminal proceedings.

The Right to a Fair Trial Under Article 14 of the ICCPR

The Right to a Fair Trial Under Article 14 of the ICCPR
Author: Amal Clooney
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 369
Release: 2021
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0192897926

This work brings together the complete travaux to Article 14 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. In doing so, it contributes to a thorough and informed understanding of the right to a fair trial, the world's most litigated human right.

A Fair Trial at the International Criminal Court?

A Fair Trial at the International Criminal Court?
Author: Elmar Widder
Publisher: PL Academic Research is
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016
Genre: Criminal procedure
ISBN: 9783631675663

This book approaches the question of whether or not the court procedure at the International Criminal Court (ICC) can be regarded as fair from two angles: First, does the ICC provide a fair trial according to the accepted standards of international human rights law? Secondly, is it substantively fair so as to establish the legitimacy of the court on a sound footing? Practitioners and academics are increasingly conscious of the need for an approach to evidence which spans civil law and common law traditions, national and international law. This is what this monograph does, in meticulous detail, for the law of confrontation and disclosure.

INTERNAT COVENANT CIVIL POL RIGHTS 3E C

INTERNAT COVENANT CIVIL POL RIGHTS 3E C
Author: Sarah Joseph
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Total Pages: 1042
Release: 2013-07-25
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0191650234

Now in its third edition, this book is the authoritative text on one of the world's most important human rights treaties, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. The Covenant is of universal relevance. Adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1966 and in force from 1976, it commits the signatories and parties to respect the civil and political freedoms and rights of individuals. Monitored by the UN Human Rights Committee, the Covenant ratified by the majority of UN member states. The book meticulously extracts and analyzes the jurisprudence over nearly forty years of the UN Human Rights Committee, on each of the various ICCPR rights, including the right to life, the right to freedom from torture, the right of freedom of religion, the right of freedom of expression, and the right to privacy, as well as admissibility criteria under the First Optional Protocol. Key miscellaneous issues, such as reservations, derogations, and denunciations, are also thoroughly assessed. Comprehensively indexed and cross-referenced, this book offers elegant and straight-forward access to the jurisprudence of the Human Rights Committee and other UN human rights treaty bodies. Presented in a clear and illuminating manner, it will be of use to the judiciary, human rights practitioners, human rights activists, government institutions, academics, and students alike.

Do Exclusionary Rules Ensure a Fair Trial?

Do Exclusionary Rules Ensure a Fair Trial?
Author: Sabine Gless
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 387
Release: 2019-04-17
Genre: Law
ISBN: 3030125203

This open access publication discusses exclusionary rules in different criminal justice systems. It is based on the findings of a research project in comparative law with a focus on the question of whether or not a fair trial can be secured through evidence exclusion. Part I explains the legal framework in which exclusionary rules function in six legal systems: Germany, Switzerland, People’s Republic of China, Taiwan, Singapore, and the United States. Part II is dedicated to selected issues identified as crucial for the assessment of exclusionary rules. These chapters highlight the delicate balance of interests required in the exclusion of potentially relevant information from a criminal trial and discusses possible approaches to alleviate the legal hurdles involved.

The Right to Be Present at Trial in International Criminal Law

The Right to Be Present at Trial in International Criminal Law
Author: Caleb H. Wheeler
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 333
Release: 2018-10-08
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9004376860

In The Right to Be Present at Trial in International Criminal Law Caleb H. Wheeler analyses what it means for the accused to be present during international criminal trials and how that meaning has changed. This book also examines the impact that absence from trial can have on the fair trial rights of the accused and whether those rights can be upheld outside of the accused’s presence. Using primary and secondary sources, Caleb Wheeler has identified four different categories of absence and how each affects the right to be present. This permits a more nuanced understanding of how the right to be present is understood in international criminal law and how it may develop in the future.

Fairness in International Criminal Trials

Fairness in International Criminal Trials
Author: Yvonne McDermott
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2016-01-21
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0191060402

With the acceptance of international criminal procedure as a self-sustaining discipline and as the tribunals established to try the most serious crimes in the former Yugoslavia, Sierra Leone, and Rwanda have completed or are beginning to wind up their activities, the time is ripe for a critical evaluation of these international criminal tribunals and their legacy. By examining the due process standards embraced by the five contemporary international criminal tribunals, the author draws conclusions about how the right to a fair trial should be interpreted in international criminal law. This volume addresses key conceptual questions on fairness, including: should international criminal tribunals set the highest standards of fairness, or is it sufficient for their practice to be 'just fair enough'? To whom does the right to a fair trial attach, and can actors such as the prosecution and victims be accurately said to benefit from that right? Does fairness require the full realization of a number of guarantees owed to the accused under the statutory frameworks of international criminal tribunals, or should we instead be concerned with the fairness of the trial 'as a whole'? What is the interplay between domestic and international courts on questions of procedural fairness? What are the elements of fairness in international criminal proceedings? And what remedies are available for breaches of fair trial rights? Through an in-depth exploration of the right to a fair trial, the author concludes that international criminal tribunals have a role in setting the highest standards of due process protection in their procedures, and that in so doing, they can have a positive impact on domestic justice systems.

Fair Trial and Judicial Independence

Fair Trial and Judicial Independence
Author: Attila Badó
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 259
Release: 2013-10-23
Genre: Law
ISBN: 3319012169

This comprehensive publication analyzes numerous aspects of the relationship between judicature and the fair trial principle in a comparative perspective. In addition, it examines the manifestation of some of the most significant elements inherent to the fair trial concept in different legal systems. Along with expansion of judicial power during the past century and with the strengthening of judicial independence, the fair trial requirement has appeared more often, especially in different international agreements and national constitutions, as the summarizing principle of what were formerly constitutional principles pertaining to judicature. Despite its generality and supranational application, the methods of interpreting this clause vary significantly among particular legal systems. This book assumes that the substantive content of this term conveys relevance to the organizational independence of judicial power, the selection of judges, and the mutual relationship between the branches of power. The comparative studies included in this collection offer readers a widespread understanding of the aforementioned correlations and will ultimately contribute to their mastery of the concept of fair trial.​

The Right to Appeal in International Criminal Law

The Right to Appeal in International Criminal Law
Author: Drazan Djukić
Publisher: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
Total Pages: 303
Release: 2019-05-15
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9004366687

"In The Right to Appeal in International Criminal Law Dražan Djukić describes appeal proceedings in international criminal law and evaluates them against human rights benchmarks. While international criminal courts and tribunals mainly comply with these benchmarks, they have fallen short in certain important areas. Despite their importance to the legal process, appeal proceedings tend to receive limited attention. On the basis of benchmarks arising from international human rights law, Dražan Djukić systematically assesses the law and practice concerning appeal proceedings in international criminal law"--

The Right to a Fair Trial in International Criminal Proceedings

The Right to a Fair Trial in International Criminal Proceedings
Author: Collins Mbuayang
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2018
Genre: Fair trial
ISBN: 9789462368576

This book examines the right to a fair trial in international criminal proceedings from a human rights perspective, drawing mainly from General Comments, Individual Communications to the Human Rights Committee and the jurisprudence of international criminal tribunals and courts. The author shows the extent to which international and hybrid criminal courts, specifically ICTY and ICTR, uphold human rights standards as laid down in the ICCPR. Even though these ad hoc tribunals have been criticized for lengthy trials, they have generously granted accused individuals enormous privileges, such as the right to self-representation, which is not possible in the ECtHR. To reconcile this situation, the author proposes that the ad hoc tribunals could adopt the approach of the ECtHR with regards to length of proceedings, while the ECtHR can learn from the ad hoc tribunals with regards to self-representation.