The right to be present at trial in international criminal law /

In 'The Right to Be Present at Trial in International Criminal Law' Caleb Henry Wheeler analyses what it means for the accused to be present during international criminal trials and how that meaning has changed. This book also examines the impact that absence from trial can have on the fai...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Wheeler, Caleb Henry (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Boston : Brill, 2018.
Series:International criminal law series
Subjects:
Fair trial.
Criminal procedure (International law)
International criminal law.
Due process of law.
International crimes.
Procès équitable.
Procédure pénale (Droit international)
Droit international pénal.
Application régulière de la loi.
LAW > Criminal Law > General.
Due process of law
Fair trial
International criminal law
internationaal strafrecht.
EC.
International criminal courts and tribunals.
Accused.
Trials.
Judgment by default.
International criminal procedure.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Is presence at trial a right, a duty, or both?
  • The role of different legal systems in formulating the right to be present at trial in international criminal law
  • The interaction between the right to be present at trial and the underlying goals of international criminal trials
  • The right to be present at trial and trial in absentia
  • The compatibility of trial by default with the right to be present at trial
  • The right to be present and absences that occur after the beginning of trial
  • When is present not present : the right to be present and the ability to understand and participate in proceedings
  • The evolution of the right to be present since the introduction of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon's Statute
  • Conclusion.

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