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International criminal evidence at the International Criminal Court : a defense perspective / Geert-Jan Alexander Knoops.
LIBRA KZ7422 .K59 2024
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Knoops, Geert-Jan Alexander, 1960-
- Series:
- International criminal law series ; v. 18.
- International criminal law series ; volume 18
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- International Criminal Court.
- Evidence, Criminal (International law).
- Evidence, Expert.
- Admissible evidence.
- Defense (Criminal procedure) (International law).
- Physical Description:
- xlvi, 341 pages ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden : Brill Nijhoff, 2024.
- Summary:
- "This book aims to provide readers with an overview of the rules of evidence within the International Criminal Court (ICC) and offersguidance for both prosecution and defense counsel. It emphasizes the pivotal role of defense counsel in shaping case law, particularly concerning the admissibility of documentary and forensic evidence, in a system still evolving. Drawing from academic research and practical experience, the book provides practical inside-information for defense counsel on evidence"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- The essence and functioning of criminal evidence
- The admissibility and weight of international criminal evidence at trial
- (Eye)witnesses at ICC trials
- Using (anonymous) hearsay evidence
- Evidentiary aspects of insider witnesses at the ICC
- Rule 68 and prior recorded witness testimony
- Using witness preparation at the ICC
- (Cross-)examining witnesses at the ICC
- The defendant as witness at his or her own trial
- Circumstantial evidence at the ICC
- Evidentiary principles of corroboration at the ICC
- The admissibility of 'patterns of conduct' as evidence in (international) criminal cases
- The evidentiary value and admissibility of 'bad character evidence' and 'propensity evidence'
- The admissibility and evidentiary value of expert evidence
- Challenging documentary evidence at the ICC
- The evidentiary value of NGO and IO reports at the ICC
- The evidentiary value of social media at the ICC
- The extent of disclosing exculpatory criminal evidence
- Evidence presentation in ICC trials
- No case to answer proceedings at the ICC
- The legal position of the acquitted person at the ICC.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9789004364219
- 9004364218
- OCLC:
- 1436903987
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