Edward Elgar Publishing has published a new
book 'International Criminal Procedure. The Interface of Civil Law and Common
Law Legal Systems'.
Edited by Linda Carter, Professor of Law and Co-Director,
Global Center for Business and Development, University of the Pacific, McGeorge
School of Law, Sacramento, California, US and Fausto Pocar, Professor Emeritus
of International Law, University of Milan, Italy, Appeals Judge and past
President ICTY, The Hague, The Netherlands.
‘International Criminal Procedure, edited by two insiders to international criminal proceedings, Professor Linda Carter and Professor Fausto Pocar, a judge at the ICTY and a former President of this Tribunal, is a coherently organized, well-researched, very informative and not the least elegantly-written contribution to a young and rapidly developing legal sub-discipline. The book provides its reader with a highly accessible and up-to date introduction into key elements of international criminal procedure as well as with critical commentary and rich inspiration for improvements of current practices.’
– Claus Kreß LL.M.
(Cantab.), University of Cologne, Germany and Institute for International Peace
and Security Law.
‘This book addresses compelling issues that have come before international criminal tribunals. They include the self-representation of accused persons, plea bargaining and victim participation. It usefully approaches all of the issues and problems from a comparative law perspective. This excellent and accessible work is essential reading for practitioners, faculty and students of international criminal law.’
– Richard Goldstone,
Retired Justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa and former Chief
Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia
and for Rwanda
The emergence of international
criminal courts, beginning with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former
Yugoslavia and including the International Criminal Court, has also brought an
evolving international criminal procedure. In this book, the authors examine
selected issues that reflect a blending of, or choice between, civil law and
common law models of procedure. The topics include background on civil law and
common law legal systems; plea bargaining; witness proofing; written and oral
evidence; self-representation and the use of assigned, standby, and amicus
counsel; the role of victims; and the right to appeal.
International Criminal Procedure
will appeal to academics, students, researchers, lawyers and judges
working in the field of
international criminal law.
2013 272pp. Hardback 978 0 85793
9579 Regular price £ 80 Web price £ 72 ebook 978 0
85793 958 6
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