Part 1: Setting the scene : Roots: the road to judgeship -- From classroom to a criminal courtroom -- Moving from Nuremberg to The Hague -- Part 2: Principles, goals, processes : The rule of law, the principal of legality and due process -- Trying violations of human rights in international criminal tribunals -- Judicial independence and impartiality -- Judicial decision-making and deliberations -- Keeping POWs safe: The Ovcara Massacre -- General Gotovina: a controversial acquittal -- Part 3: Selected decisions : Fleshing out principles of fairness -- Writing separately: my dissenting and concurring opinions -- Early release of prisoners decisions -- Epilogue : The road ahead: does international justice work?
Summary:
Judge Theodor Meron addresses the key questions facing the international criminal justice system, drawing on two decades of experience as an international judge and a distinguished academic career. He provides insights into judicial independence and the principle of fairness in trying cases before international criminal courts and tribunals.
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