The Defendant in International Criminal Proceedings : Between Law and Historiography.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (270 pages)
- Studies in International and Comparative Criminal Law Series .
- Studies in International and Comparative Criminal Law Series .
Prelims -- Foreword -- Summary Contents -- Contents -- Table of Abbreviations -- Note on Case Titles -- Introduction -- Part I - The Defendant in International Criminal Proceedings -- 1. Can There Be Proceedings (in the Defendant's Presence) at All? -- 2. The Position of the Defendant in the Trial -- 3. The Position of the Defendant in Developments Alongside the Trial -- 4. Summary -- Part II: Between Impunity and Show Trials? - Between Law and Historiography -- 5. The Relationship between Criminal Trials and Historiography -- 6. Tracing the Influence of Historiography on the Law -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.
It is often said that criminal procedure should ensure that the defendant is a subject, not just an object, of proceedings. This book asks to what extent this can be said to be true of international criminal trials.