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Victim Participation in International Criminal Justice: Practitioners’ Guide

Victim Participation in International Criminal Justice: Practitioners’ Guide

Author: Kinga Tibori-Szabo; Megan Hirst
Publisher: T.M.C. Asser Press
ISBN: 9789462651760
Published In: July 2017
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: Netherlands ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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This book is a guide to the law and practice of victims’ roles before the International Criminal Court, the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia and the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. The various chapters focus on the provisions relevant to victim participation at these courts and the case law interpreting and applying those provisions. The book thus informs the reader on the principal ways in which the relevant practice is developing, the distinct avenues taken in the application of similar provisions as well as the ensuing advantages and challenges.

Unlike other volumes focusing on relevant academic literature, this volume is written mainly by practitioners and is addressed to those lawyers, legal advisers and victimologists who work or wish to work in the field of victim participation in international criminal justice.

Introduction: Victim Participation in International Criminal Justice

The Application Process: Procedure and Players

Requirements for Victim Participation

The Role of Intermediaries and Third Parties in Victim Participation

Legal Representation of Participating Victims

The Protection of Victims Participating in International Criminal Justice

Victims' Rights and Obligations as regards the Case File: Access, Disclosure and Filing of Submissions

Victims' Lawyers in the Courtroom: Opening and Closing Statements, Questioning Witnesses, Challenging and Presenting Evidence

Victims Appearing in Person before a Chamber

Victims in the Witness Stand: Socio-Cultural and Psychological Challenges in Eliciting Victim Testimony

Victims' Attendance at the Tribunal to Observe Proceedings

The Rights of Participating Victims to Appeal and Participate in the Appeal against Interlocutory Decisions and Final Judgments