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The Dagger Beneath the Robe: When Denying a Fair Trial Becomes a War Crime

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The Dagger Beneath the Robe: When Denying a Fair Trial Becomes a War Crime

Name: The Dagger Beneath the Robe: When Denying a Fair Trial Becomes a War Crime
Brand: Brill Nijhoff
SKU: 9789004720169
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Author: Dileta Marchesi
ISBN: 9789004720169

By Dileta Marchesi

Coming Soon Brill Nijhoff Available November 2026

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ISBN-13: 9789004720169
Publisher: Brill Nijhoff
Publication: November 2026
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: Netherlands ? Countri(es) for reference only

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Dystopian justice is no fantasy. Around the world, unfair trials are wielded as weapons of war, leading to indefinite detention and summary executions. The Dagger Beneath the Robe is the first book to offer a comprehensive legal analysis of the war crimes of denying judicial guarantees, drawing on doctrinal reconstruction, practice-oriented guidance, and the landmark Al Hassan case before the International Criminal Court. It navigates the tension between legality and chaos, criminal law and armed conflict, and proposes a coherent framework for interpreting these under-prosecuted offences. In doing so, it establishes international criminal justice as a credible and carefully calibrated means of protecting fair trial rights in wartime.

List of Figures and Tables; Abbreviations; Cases, Filings and Judicial Transcripts; Legislation and Other Instruments; PART 1. Introduction; 1.
The Inquiry: 1 State of the Art, Object and Scope, Aim and Contribution to Knowledge; 2 Methodology; 3 Overview and Structure; 2.
The Nature of International Crimes and International Criminal Justice: 1 Introduction; 2 The Object and Purpose of International Criminal Law and Justice; 3 The Distinctive Characteristics of International Crimes; 4 The Principle of Legality: An Important Interpretative Instrument in International Criminal Justice; 5 Conclusion; PART 2. ‘Deconstructing’ the Denial of a Fair Trial as a War Crime; 3.
The War Crimes Related to the Denial of a Fair Trial: The Past, the Present and the Challenges: 1 Introduction; 2 The War Crimes Related to the Denial of a Fair Trial: An Overview; 3 An Overview of the Problems of Interpretation and Application; 4 Conclusion; PART 3. ‘Reconstructing’ the War Crimes of Denying Judicial Guarantees; 4.
The Nexus to the Armed Conflict: 1 Introduction; 2 The Nexus to the Armed Conflict: Its Definition in the Jurisprudence; 3 The War Crime of Denying a Fair Trial: The Nexus to the International Armed Conflict; 4 The War Crime of Sentencing or Execution without Due Process: The Nexus to the Non-international Armed Conflict; 5 Conclusion; 5.
The Material Elements of the Crimes: 1 Introduction; 2 The Right to a Fair Trial: Key Elements; 3 Denying Judicial Guarantees in International Armed Conflicts: The Material Element of the War Crime of Denying a Fair Trial; 4 Denying Judicial Guarantees in Non-international Armed Conflicts: The Material Element of the War Crime of Sentencing or Execution without Due Process; 5 The Relationship between the War Crimes of Denying Judicial Guarantees and Other Crimes: The Differences in the Material Element; 6 Conclusion; 6.
The Mental Elements of the Crimes: 1 Introduction; 2 The Mental Element in International Criminal Justice; 3 The Mental Element of the War Crime of Denying a Fair Trial; 4 The Mental Element of the War Crime of Sentencing or Execution without Due Process; 5 Conclusions; 7.
The Perpetrator of and the Accomplice to the Crimes: 1 Introduction; PART 4. Conclusions; 8.
Summary of Findings, Recommendations and Final Remarks: 1 Introduction; 2 Summary of Main Findings; 3 Recommendations; 4 The Potential, Advantages and Limits of International Criminal Justice in Connection with the Protection of the Right to a Fair Trial; 5 Future Research Directions; 6 Final Thoughts; Bibliography; Index

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