Evolution of International Criminal Procedure

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Evolution of International Criminal Procedure

From Nuremberg and Tokyo to the International Criminal Court

Comparative law Legal history Public international law: criminal law

Author: Giovanni Chiarini

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Collection: Routledge Studies in Law, Rights and Justice

Language: English

Published by: Routledge

Published on: 23rd July 2024

Format: LCP-protected ePub

ISBN: 9781040094259


Introduction

This book examines the evolution of international criminal procedure from the 1945-1946 Nuremberg and Tokyo trials to the present period. It is largely based on a normative-jurisprudential approach to the procedural rules, comparing both norms and case law of the relevant courts and tribunals.

Classification and Evolution

The book shows the possibility of classifying international criminal procedure as an autonomous concept and field of study, which is constantly evolving due to the interaction of different legal cultures that characterizes this subject matter and is derived from the varied procedures as established in both statutory law and jurisprudence.

Legal Traditions and Compromises

Far from being an autonomous entity, international criminal procedure now represents a great compromise between the legal traditions of different ICC member States. What emerges is the historical evolution of an international criminal procedure with a unique identity, a very real third way between the traditional dichotomy of common law and civil law, between the Anglo-Saxon and the European Roman Law-oriented legal traditions.

Target Audience

The book will be of interest to academics, scholars, and researchers working in the areas of international criminal law, comparative law, criminal procedure, and legal history, as well as judges and international legal professionals.

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