International Criminal Law Practitioner Library
International Criminal Procedure

A critical review of international criminal procedure and the rules and practices designed to ensure effective investigations and fair trials.

Gideon Boas (Author), James L. Bischoff (Author), Natalie L. Reid (Author), B. Don Taylor III (Author)

9780521116305, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 6 January 2011

578 pages
24.4 x 17 x 3.2 cm, 1.27 kg

'Boas et al. brilliantly succeeds in its mission to survey the main rules of procedure, to show how they operate in practice, and to provide useful criticism.' Marko Divac Öberg, Leiden Journal of International Law

A comprehensive and invaluable reference work for practitioners, academics and students of international criminal law, this series critically examines a complex and important legal area. Volume I considers the criminal responsibility of individuals for the commission of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide; Volume II focuses on these core international crimes and discusses their interaction with the forms of responsibility; and Volume III provides an evaluation of international criminal procedure and the rules and practices designed to ensure effective investigations and fair trials.

1. The nature of international criminal procedure
2. Creation and amendment of rules of international criminal procedure
3. Procedures related to primacy and complementarity
4. Investigations, rights of suspects, and detention
5. Defence counsel, amici curiae, and the different forms of representation of accused
6. Pre-trial proceedings
7. Trial proceedings
8. The role and status of victims in international criminal procedure
9. Evidence
10. Judgement and sentencing
11. Appeal and revision
12. Conclusion.

Subject Areas: International courts & procedures [LBHG], International criminal law [LBBZ], Public international law [LBB]