Evidence in International Criminal Trials:

مرکز و کتابخانه مطالعات اسلامی به زبان های اروپایی

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" Evidence in International Criminal Trials: "
Patrick Matthew Hassan-Morlai

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	1064473
Doc. No	:	LA108102
Call No	:	‭10.1163/221097312X13397499736985‬
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Patrick Matthew Hassan-Morlai
Title & Author	:	Evidence in International Criminal Trials: [Article] : Lessons and Contributions from the Special Court for Sierra Leone\ Patrick Matthew Hassan-Morlai
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill \| Nijhoff
Title of Periodical	:	African Journal of Legal Studies
Date	:	2009
Volume/ Issue Number	:	3/1
Page No	:	96–118
Abstract	:	This article aims to contribute to the discourse on the development of a system of international criminal justice. The paper discusses the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL), in particular, certain of its rules of evidence and their role in ensuring just, fair and expeditious trials for breaches of international humanitarian and international human rights law during the Sierra Leone conflict which lasted between 1991 and 2002. In the conclusion, the author considers whether the manner in which the SCSL interpreted and applied specific rules of evidence helped it to meet and contribute to the objectives of a system of international criminal justice. These objectives include holding violators of international norms accountable; guaranteeing procedural proprietary; giving legitimacy to the process and bestowing confidence in international criminal justice institutions. Though not without criticism, the author concludes that they did. This article aims to contribute to the discourse on the development of a system of international criminal justice. The paper discusses the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL), in particular, certain of its rules of evidence and their role in ensuring just, fair and expeditious trials for breaches of international humanitarian and international human rights law during the Sierra Leone conflict which lasted between 1991 and 2002. In the conclusion, the author considers whether the manner in which the SCSL interpreted and applied specific rules of evidence helped it to meet and contribute to the objectives of a system of international criminal justice. These objectives include holding violators of international norms accountable; guaranteeing procedural proprietary; giving legitimacy to the process and bestowing confidence in international criminal justice institutions. Though not without criticism, the author concludes that they did.
Location & Call number	:	‭10.1163/221097312X13397499736985‬