Standing up for justice : the challenges of trying atrocity crimes

Standing up for justice : the challenges of trying atrocity crimes / Theodor Meron.

Judge Theodor Meron addresses the key questions facing the international criminal justice system, drawing on two decades of experience as an international judge and a distinguished academic career. He provides insights into judicial independence and the principle of fairness in trying cases before i...

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Main Author: Meron, Theodor, 1930- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2021.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Meron, Theodor, > 1930-
International criminal courts.
Atrocities > Law and legislation.
Judicial power.
War crimes.
Crimes against humanity.
International crimes.
Criminal justice, Administration of > International cooperation.
Criminal justice, Administration of.
Atrocities > Law and legislation
Criminal justice, Administration of
Criminal justice, Administration of > International cooperation
International criminal courts
Judicial power
Internationaal strafrecht.
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Table of Contents:
  • Part 1. Setting the scene
  • Roots : the road to judgeship
  • From classroom to a criminal courtroom
  • Moving from Nuremberg to The Hague
  • Part 2. Principles, goals, processes
  • The rule of law, the principal of legality and due process
  • Trying violations of human rights in international criminal tribunals
  • Judicial independence and impartiality
  • Judicial decision-making and deliberations
  • Keeping POWs safe : the Ovčara Massacre
  • General Gotovina : a controversial acquittal
  • Part 3. Selected decisions
  • Fleshing out principles of fairness
  • Writing separately : my dissenting and concurring opinions
  • Early release of prisoners decisions
  • Epilogue
  • The road ahead : does international justice work?

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