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Judicial Creativity at the International Criminal Tribunals

Edited by: Shane Darcy, Joseph Powederly

ISBN13: 9780199591466
Published: December 2010
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: UK
Format: Hardback
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As the International Criminal Tribunals for the Former Yugoslavia and Rwanda enter the final phase of their work, it is an appropriate time to reflect on the significant contribution that these unique institutions have made to the development of international criminal law.

Judgments issued by the ad hoc Tribunals have served to clarify and elucidate key concepts and principles of international criminal law. On several occasions, this practice and jurisprudence has pushed the progressive development of this dynamic and growing branch of international law.

This edited collection examines the specific contribution made by the judges of the Yugoslavia and Rwanda Tribunals to the development of international criminal law in the areas of substantive crimes, criminal liability, defences, general principles, fair trial rights, and procedure.

The essays illuminate the law on these topics while pointing to key areas where the Tribunals have advanced the understanding of particular concepts and principles. Several contributions address the theories of interpretation employed by the Tribunals' judges and the challenges presented by judicial creativity in international criminal trials.

As the caseload grows for the International Criminal Court and the international criminal justice project continues to flourish, it is important to take stock of the achievements to date of international criminal bodies. This collection of essays provides a thoughtful analysis by judges, practitioners, and scholars of international criminal law of the profound changes in the field enacted by the judges of the International Criminal Tribunals for Rwanda and the Former Yugoslavia.

Subjects:
International Criminal Law
Contents:
Shane Darcy and Joe Powderly: Introduction
Part I - Sources of Law and Judicial Interpretation
1: Joseph Powderly: Judicial Interpretation at the ad hoc Tribunals: Method from Chaos?
2: Fabián Raimondo: General Principles of Law, Judicial Creativity and the Development of International Criminal Law
Part II - Definition of Crimes
3: William A. Schabas: Judicial Activism and the Crime of Genocide
4: L.J. van den Herik: Using Custom to Reconceptualize Crimes Against Humanity
5: Shane Darcy: The Reinvention of War Crimes by the International Criminal Tribunals
6: Niamh Hayes: Creating a Definition of Rape in International Law: the Contribution of the International Criminal Tribunals
Part III - Forms of Criminal Liability
7: Robert Cryer: The ad hoc Tribunals and the Law of Command Responsibility: A Quiet Earthquake
8: Mohamed Shahabuddeen: Judicial Creativity and Joint Criminal Enterprise
9: Gideon Boas: Omission Liability at the International Criminal Tribunals - A Case for Reform
Part IV - Defences and Fair Trial Rights
10: Caroline Fournet: The Judicial Development of the Law of Defences by the International Criminal Tribunals
11: Gillian Higgins: The Development of the Right to Self Representation before the International Criminal Tribunals
12: Wayne Jordash & John Coughlan: The Right to be Informed of the Nature and Cause of the Charges: A Potentially Formidable Jurisprudential Legacy
Part V - Procedure
13: Göran Sluiter: Procedural Lawmaking at the International Criminal Tribunals
14: Hakan Friman: Trying Cases at the International Criminal Tribunals in the Absence of the Accused?
15: Fidelma Donlon: The Role of the Judges in the Definition and Implementation of the Completion Strategies of the International Criminal Tribunals;