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Archbold International Criminal Courts: Practice, Procedure & Evidence 4th ed

Edited by: Rodney Dixon, Karim A. A. Khan

ISBN13: 9780414028579

New Edition ISBN: 9780414067585

Previous Edition ISBN: 9781847037923

Published: January 2014

Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell Ltd

Country of Publication: UK

Format: Hardback

Price: Out of print

Archbold International provides comprehensive guidance on the practice, procedure, and rules of evidence applicable to all international criminal courts.

Covering the ICTY/ICTR/ICC/ECCC, UN Special Courts for the prosecution of serious International crimes in Sierra Leone, Cambodia and Lebanon, it supplies practitioners with everything they need to work effectively before these bodies.

Sets out the procedure of the ICC and international tribunals
Advises on how to prepare for cases and directly participate in trial proceedings
Details how to manage specific offences such as crimes against humanity, crimes of aggression, and genocide
Explains the structure of the courts and the powers they have
Covers both pre trial and trial procedure
Explains what is and is not admissible as evidence
Deals with sentencing, appeals and Legal Aid
Covers the emerging field of victim participation and reparation
Incorporates recent developments from these bodies, including the Charles Taylor case, the first case law from the Cambodia courts and new case law on evidence and procedure

Subjects:: International Criminal Law, Courts and Procedure

Contents:: Foreword; Preface; Introduction; Establishment and Jurisdiction of the courts and sources of law; Historical Background; Applicable Law; AD Hoc International Criminal Tribunals; ICC; UN Special Courts; Lockerbie Precedent; Structure of the courts; ICC; ICTY and ICTR; UN Special Courts; Powers of the Courts; Powers of coercion; Powers of Co-operation under the ICC statute; UN Special Courts; Principles of Interpretation; Statutory Provisions; Principles if Interpretation; Indictments; Statutory Provisions; Confirmation of Indictments; Form of Indictments; Amendments of Indictments; Withdrawal of Indictments; Pre-trial Procedure; Investigations; Orders and warrants; Preliminary proceedings; Disclosure; Trial Procedure; Case presentation; Rights of the accused; Protection of witnesses and victims; Judgement; Rules of Evidence; General rules; Rules of admissibility; Exclusion of evidence; Powers of trial chambers; Expert testimony; Forms of Participation in Offences; Statutory provisions; Direct forms of participation; Superior responsibility; Charging different forms of participation; War crimes; Statutory provisions; Definition of war crimes; ICC elements; Jurisdictional prerequisites; Grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions; Violations of the laws and customs of war; Crimes against humanity; Statutory provisions; Definition; Elements of the office; Enumerated Offences; Sentence; Charging crimes against humanity; Considerations of proof; Genocide; Statutory Provisions; Background; Elements of the Offence; Acts of genocide; Punishable forms of participation; Charging genocide; Crimes of Aggression; Statutory Provisions; UN Definition; Nuremburg Definition; Elements of the Offence; Contempt, Offences against the Administration of Justice and Removal from office; Statutory Provisions; Definition; Jurisdiction; Proceedings; Penalties; Appeal; Misconduct by high officials of the court; Defences and procedural bars of jurisdiction; Statutory Provisions; Procedural bars of jurisdiction; Specific Defences; Rejected Defences; Sentencing, Compensation, restitution & imprisonment; Sentencing, Statutory Provisions; Available penalties; The aims of sentencing; Factors in determining sentence; Plea agreements; Compensation to an arrested or convicted person: Statutory provision; Summary: Compensation to an arrested or convicted person; Imprisonments, review and commutation of sentence; Summary: imprisonment, review and commutation of sentence; Appeals and Reviews; Statutory Provisions; Interlocutory Appeals; Appeals post Judgement; Reviews; Legal Aid and Defence Counsel Matter; Introduction; Basic Information; Qualification required for counsel; Assignment of counsel; Payment systems for assigned Counsel and Defence Teams; Presenting the case in the courtroom; The client in detention; Deontology; Professional bodies; The ICC; Referrals to the Region under Rule 11bis