Archbold: International Criminal Courts; Practice, Procedure and Evidence

Archbold International Criminal Courts 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, genocide etc. - 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 to give practitioners all they need to know in this new and complex area. - Incorporates the wealth of recent case law from these bodies, notably in the procedural field. - Includes essential appendices on an accompanying CD including the relevant parts of the statutes and rules governing the structures of the various international courts and tribunals together with their powers to obtain co-operation from states and their powers of coercion. Table of contents: Foreword Preface Introduction Establishment and Jurisdiction of the courts and sources of law Structure of the courts Powers of the Courts Principles of Interpretation Indictments Pre-trial procedure Trial Procedure Rules of Evidence Victim Participation Forms of Participation in Offences War crimes Crimes against humanity Genocide Crimes of Aggression Contempt, Offences against the Administration of Justice and Removal from office Defences and procedural bars to jurisdiction Sentencing, Compensation, restitution & imprisonment Appeals and Reviews Legal Aid and defence Counsel Matter