International Prosecutors

Author: Luc Reydams; Jan Wouters; Cedric Ryngaert
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780199554294
Published In: June 2012
Format: Hardback , 1032 pages
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First book to analyse the crucial role played by the prosecution in international criminal trials
Thematic approach allows for an in-depth comparative analysis across different courts and tribunals
Features contributions from a wide range of experts, including (former) investigators, analysts, legal officers, trial attorneys, and defence counsel, giving a full picture of work of the Office of the Prosecutor

This volume examines the prosecution as an institution and a function in a dozen international and hybrid criminal tribunals, from Nuremberg to the International Criminal Court. It is the result of a sustained collaborative effort among some twenty scholars and (former) tribunal staffers. The starting point is that the prosecution shapes a tribunal's practice and legacy more than any other organ and that a systematic examination of international prosecutors is therefore warranted.

The chapters are organized chronologically, according to the successive phases of the life of the institution and the various stages of the trials. The analysis includes each institution's establishment, mandate and jurisdiction, as well as the prosecutorial framework and strategy, the prosecutor's external relations and the completion of the institution's work. The book also considers the prosecutors' independence and impartiality, and their accountability for their decisions. The volume thus provides a comprehensive picture of the mandate, organization, and operation of the prosecution in international criminal trials.

As the first comprehensive study of an international legal actor whose decisions have widespread political repercussions, this book will be essential reading for all with an interest in international criminal justice.

Readership: Scholars and students of international criminal law and the history of international law; scholars of international relations and international justice; practitioners interested in these areas

Ambassador Hans Corell: Foreword
1: Luc Reydams, Jan Wouters, and Cedric Ryngaert: Introduction
2: Luc Reydams and Jan Wouters: The Politics of Establishing International Criminal Tribunals
3: Luc Reydams and Jed Odermatt: Mandates
4: Marieke Wierda and Anthony Triolo: Resources
5: Gregory Townsend: Structure and Management
6: Luc Coté: Independence and Impartiality
7: Frédéric Mégret: Accountability and Ethics
8: Kai Ambos and Stefanie Bock: Procedural Regimes
9: Frederiek de Vlaming: Defendant Selection
10: Hiroto Fujiwara and Stephan Parmentier: Investigations
11: Jeffrey Locke: Indictments
12: Cedric Ryngaert: Arrest and Detention
13: Sergey Vasiliev: Trial
14: David Re: Appeal
15: Kevin Jon Heller: Completion
16: Luc Reydams, Jan Wouters, and Cedric Ryngaert: Conclusions

Edited by Luc Reydams, Associate Professional Specialist, Department of Political Science, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, USA, Jan Wouters, Jean Monnet Chair Ad Personam EU and Global Governance Professor of International Law and International Organizations Director, Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies, andCedric Ryngaert, Assistant Professor of International Law at the Universities of Leuven and Utrecht

Luc Reydams is Associate Professional Specialist in the Department of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame and Associate Fellow of the Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies.

Jan Wouters is Jean Monnet Chair Ad Personam EU and Global Governance Professor of International Law and International Organizations Director at the Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies.

Cedric Ryngaert is Assistant Professor of International Law at the Universities of Leuven and Utrecht and Senior Researcher at the Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies.

Contributors:
Kai Ambos
Cécile Aptel
Stefanie Bock
Luc Côté
Hiroto Fujiwara
Kevin Heller
Jeffrey Locke
Frédéric Mégret
Jed Odermatt
Victor Peskin
David Re
Gregory Townsend
Anthony Triolo
Sergey Vasiliev
Marieke Wierda