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Evidence in International Criminal Trials : Confronting Legal Gaps and the Reconstruction of Disputed Events.

Evidence in International Criminal Trials compares procedural activities relevant for international criminal tribunals and the International Criminal Court: evaluation, collection, disclosure, admissibility and presentation of evidence. The book provides guidance on how to confront legal as well as...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Klamberg, Mark
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden : BRILL, 2013.
Colección:International criminal law series.
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  • Preface; List of Abbreviations; Chapter One Introduction; 1.1 Aim; 1.2 Structure of Analysis; 1.3 Definitions; 1.4 Legal Theory and Methodology; 1.4.1 Theory of Interests; 1.4.2 Identifying and Making Objectives Operational; 1.4.3 Interpretation; 1.4.4 Applicable Law; 1.4.4.1 General Principles of Law; 1.4.4.2 The Doctrine of Judicial Precedent; 1.4.4.3 Human Rights Law; 1.4.5 The Hybrid Nature of International Criminal Procedure; 1.5 Inventory of Objectives Pressing for Recognitionin International Criminal Procedure; 1.5.1 Crime Control; 1.5.2 Fair Trial.
  • 1.5.3 Expeditious Proceedings1.5.4 Truth; 1.5.5 Victims' Participation and Protection; 1.5.6 State Sovereignty; Chapter Two General Framework of International Criminal Proceedings; 2.1 Statutory Framework; 2.1.1 The Historical Tribunals; 2.1.2 The ad hoc Tribunals and the Internationalized Courts; 2.1.3 The International Criminal Court; 2.1.4 Implied and Inherent Powers; 2.2 Actors in the Proceedings; 2.2.1 The Historical Tribunals; 2.2.2 The ad hoc Tribunals and the Internationalized Courts; 2.2.3 The International Criminal Court; 2.3 Procedural Stages; 2.3.1 The Historical Tribunals.
  • 2.3.2 The ad hoc Tribunals and the Internationalized Courts2.3.3 The International Criminal Court; 2.4 Conclusions; Chapter Three Burden of Proof, Standard of Proof and Evaluation of Evidence; 3.1 Introduction; 3.1.1 Facts in Issue and Evidentiary Facts; 3.1.2 Regulated or Free Adjudication of Evidence; 3.1.3 Crime Base Evidence and Linkage Evidence; 3.2 Presumption of Innocence and the Burden of Proof; 3.2.1 The Historical Tribunals; 3.2.2 The ad hoc Tribunals and the Internationalized Courts; 3.2.3 The International Criminal Court; 3.3 Standard of Proof; 3.3.1 The Historical Tribunals.
  • 3.3.2 The ad hoc Tribunals and the Internationalized Courts3.3.3 The International Criminal Court; 3.4 The Relationship between Evaluation of Evidence and Collection of Evidence; 3.4.1 Acquittal through a Summary Judgment; 3.4.2 Authority to Order the Parties to Submit Additional Evidence; 3.4.3 Robustness and the Standard of an Adequate Investigation; 3.5 The Process of Fact-Finding; 3.5.1 The Absence of Formal Rules; 3.5.2 In Search of a Method of Evaluating Evidence; 3.5.3 How to Approach Probability; 3.5.3.1 Pascalian Approach to Probability and Bayes' Theorem.
  • 3.5.3.2 Baconian Approach to Probability3.5.3.3 Narrative Evidence Theory; 3.5.4 Analytical Steps to Be Taken in a Systematic Evaluation of Evidence; 3.5.4.1 What Elements and Facts in Issue Need to Be Established?; 3.5.4.2 Structuring the Evidence; 3.5.4.3 Determining Probative Value and Weight; 3.5.4.3.1 The Difference between Reliability and Credibility; 3.5.4.3.2 The Probative Value and Weight of Each Fact in Issue; 3.5.4.3.3 Corroboration; 3.5.4.4 Does the Probative Value and Weight of the Evidence Meet the Standard of Evidence?