Fact-finding without facts: the uncertain evidentiary foundations of international criminal convictions
The evidence supporting international criminal convictions -- Questions unanswered: international witnesses and the information unconveyed -- The educational, linguistic, and cultural impediments to accurate fact-finding at the international tribunals -- Of inconsistencies and their explanations --...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY [u.a.]
Cambridge University Press
2010
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| In: | Year: 2010 |
| Edition: | 1. publ. |
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| Summary: | The evidence supporting international criminal convictions -- Questions unanswered: international witnesses and the information unconveyed -- The educational, linguistic, and cultural impediments to accurate fact-finding at the international tribunals -- Of inconsistencies and their explanations -- Perjury: the counternarrative -- Expectations unfulfilled: the consequences of the fact-finding impediments -- Casual indifference: the trial chambers' treatment of testimonial deficiencies -- Organizational liability revived: the pro-conviction bias explained -- Help needed: practical suggestions and procedural reforms to improve fact-finding accuracy -- Assessing the status quo: they are not doing what they say they are doing, but is what they are doing worth doing? |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 375-407) and index |
| Physical Description: | XI, 420 S., 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 0-521-11115-3 978-0-521-11115-7 |
