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Record Nr.

UNINA9910483365203321

Autore

Namakula Catherine S

Titolo

Language and the Right to Fair Hearing in International Criminal Trials / / by Catherine S. Namakula

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014

ISBN

3-319-01451-X

Edizione

[1st ed. 2014.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (165 p.)

Disciplina

340

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341.48

345

Soggetti

International criminal law

Applied linguistics

Criminology

Human rights

Mediation

Dispute resolution (Law)

Conflict management

Public international law

International Criminal Law

Applied Linguistics

Criminology and Criminal Justice, general

Human Rights

Dispute Resolution, Mediation, Arbitration

Public International Law

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction -- 2. The Language Debate in International Criminal Justice -- 3. Rights or Privileges: Evaluating the Framework of Protection of Fair Trial Rights in International Criminal Law Practice -- 4. Language Rights in the Minimum Guarantees of Fair Criminal Trail -- 5. Understanding the Role of Translation in Trial Fairness.- 6.



Conclusion and Recommendations.

Sommario/riassunto

Language and the Right to Fair Hearing in International Criminal Trials explores the influence of the dynamic factor of language on trial fairness in international criminal proceedings. By means of empirical research and jurisprudential analysis, this book explores the implications that conducting a trial in more than one language can have for the right to fair trial. It reveals that the language debate is as old as international criminal justice, but due to misrepresentation of the status of language fair trial rights in international law, the debate has not yielded concrete reforms. Language is the core foundation for justice. It is the means through which the rights of the accused are secured and exercised. Linguistic complexities such as misunderstandings, translation errors and cultural distance among participants in international criminal trials affect courtroom communication, the presentation and the perception of the evidence, hence jeopardizing the foundations of a fair trial. The author concludes that language fair trial rights are priority rights situated in the minimum guarantees of fair criminal trial; the obligation of the court to ensure fair trial or accord the accused person a fair hearing also includes the duty to ensure they can understand and be understood.