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Victim Participation in International Criminal Justice


Victim Participation in International Criminal Justice

Practitioners' Guide
International Criminal Justice Series, Band 11

von: Kinga Tibori-Szabó, Megan Hirst

171,19 €

Verlag: T.M.C. Asser Press
Format: PDF
Veröffentl.: 08.07.2017
ISBN/EAN: 9789462651777
Sprache: englisch

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<p>This book is a guide to the law and practice of victims’ roles before the International Criminal Court, the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia and the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. The various chapters focus on the provisions relevant to victim participation at these courts and the case law interpreting and applying those provisions. The book thus informs the reader on the principal ways in which the relevant practice is developing, the distinct avenues taken in the application of similar provisions as well as the ensuing advantages and challenges. </p><p>Unlike other volumes focusing on relevant academic literature, this volume is written mainly by practitioners and is addressed to those lawyers, legal advisers and victimologists who work or wish to work in the field of victim participation in international criminal justice. </p><p><b>Kinga Tibori-Szabó</b> is legal officer for the Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague and has previously worked for the Legal Representative of Victims at the Special Tribunal for Lebanon.</p><p> </p><p><b>Megan Hirst</b> is a barrister at Doughty Street Chambers in London and has worked on victims' participation issues in the Registries of the International Criminal Court and the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, as well as in an LRV team in <i>Prosecutor v. Dominic Ongwen</i>.&nbsp;</p>
Introduction: Victim Participation in International Criminal Justice.- The Application Process: Procedure and Players.- Requirements for Victim Participation.- The Role of Intermediaries and Third Parties in Victim Participation.- Legal Representation of Participating Victims.- The Protection of Victims Participating in International Criminal Justice.- Victims’ Rights and Obligations as regards the Case File: Access, Disclosure and Filing of Submissions.- Victims’ Lawyers in the Courtroom: Opening and Closing Statements, Questioning Witnesses, Challenging and Presenting Evidence.- Victims Appearing in Person before a Chamber.- Victims in the Witness Stand: Socio-Cultural and Psychological Challenges in Eliciting Victim Testimony.- Victims’ Attendance at the Tribunal to Observe Proceedings.- The Rights of Participating Victims to Appeal and Participate in the Appeal against Interlocutory Decisions and Final Judgments.- Reparations, Assistance and Support.- Termination of Victim Participation.- Communication between Victims’ Lawyers and their Clients.- International Criminal Proceedings – An Adequate Tool for Victims’ Justice?.<p></p>
<p>This book is a guide to the law and practice of victims’ roles before the International Criminal Court, the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia and the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. The various chapters focus on the provisions relevant to victim participation at these courts and the case law interpreting and applying those provisions. The book thus informs the reader on the principal ways in which the relevant practice is developing, the distinct avenues taken in the application of similar provisions as well as the ensuing advantages and challenges.</p><p>Unlike other volumes focusing on relevant academic literature, this volume is written mainly by practitioners and is addressed to those lawyers, legal advisers and victimologists who work or wish to work in the field of victim participation in international criminal justice.</p><p><b>Kinga Tibori-Szabó</b>&nbsp;is legal officer for the Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague and has previously worked for the Legal Representative of Victims at the Special Tribunal for Lebanon.</p><p></p><p><b>Megan Hirst</b>&nbsp;is a barrister at Doughty Street Chambers in London and has worked on victims' participation issues in the Registries of the International Criminal Court and the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, as well as in an LRV team in&nbsp;<i>Prosecutor v. Dominic Ongwen</i>.&nbsp;</p>
Reviews comprehensively the law and practice of victim participation at the International Criminal Court, the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia and the Special Tribunal for Lebanon Equips (aspiring) practitioners as well as researchers with a practice-oriented understanding of victim participation in international criminal justice Informs the readers of the principal ways in which relevant case law is developing Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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