RT Article T1 Fair and expeditious pre-trial proceedings: the future of international criminal trials JF Journal of international criminal justice VO 5 IS 2 SP 394 OP 401 A1 Higgins, Gillian LA English PP S.l. PB SSRN YR 2007 UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1526130939 AB In recent times it has been argued that international criminal proceedings are too costly, too long and no longer politically or financially viable. This article proposes several ways in which pre-trial proceedings in international criminal trials may be fairly expedited. The author argues that more judicial involvement in the pre-trial phase could assist in reducing the length and ineffectiveness of international criminal trials DO 10.1093/jicj/mqm003