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Record Nr.

UNINA9910807160003321

Autore

Funk T. Markus

Titolo

Victims' rights and advocacy at the International Criminal Court [[electronic resource] /] / T. Markus Funk ; [foreword by Paolina Massidda]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, c2010

ISBN

1-283-13032-7

9786613130327

0-19-977446-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (478 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MassiddaPaolina

Disciplina

341.6/7

Soggetti

Victims of crimes - Legal status, laws, etc

War victims - Legal status, laws, etc

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

A legacy of abuse and suffering leads to the birth of the ICC -- Tracing the development of victims' rights under international law -- Primer on the ICC -- The Rome Statute's groundbreaking (and expansive) recognition of victims' rights -- Qualifying as legal counsel for victims -- Steps to formal recognition as a "victim" -- Preparing for complex group representation -- Understanding victims' interests and recognizing the importance of managing and guiding expectations -- Holding a pre-trial evidentiary hearing to establish the historic record -- Compiling a "victimization dossier" as a permanent historic record of abuse -- Pre-trial proceedings -- The main trial -- Summation and sentencing.

Sommario/riassunto

Victims' Rights and Advocacy at the International Criminal Court is the first detailed analysis of the newly-recognized right of victims to participate in the trials of their accused abusers. Author T. Markus Funk draws on his extensive background in international criminal law and litigation to walk the reader through this unique - and, indeed, controversial - body of procedural and substantive rights for victims of atrocity crimes. To set the stage for his analysis, Mr. Funk provides a historical account of the ICC's creation and the origins of victims'



rights. In addition, Mr. Funk gives the