Who will stand for us? : victims' legal representation at the ICC in the Ongwen case and beyond.
2017
KZ7495 .A33 2017 (Map It)
Available at Cellar
Formats
| Format | |
|---|---|
| BibTeX | |
| MARCXML | |
| TextMARC | |
| MARC | |
| DublinCore | |
| EndNote | |
| NLM | |
| RefWorks | |
| RIS |
Items
Details
Author
Title
Who will stand for us? : victims' legal representation at the ICC in the Ongwen case and beyond.
Published
[New York, N.Y.] : Human Rights Watch, 2017.
Copyright
©2017
Call Number
KZ7495 .A33 2017
Former Call Number
Ug 806 Ad13 2017
Spine Title
International justice, who will stand for us?
ISBN
9781623135089 paperback
1623135087
1623135087
Description
ii, 62 pages : color map ; 27 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)1005484666
Summary
"Victims have a right to participate in trials at the International Criminal Court (ICC), giving them a voice in the courtroom. Victims participate through lawyers, who, according to court rules, victims have a say in choosing. But in recent cases, the ICC has increasingly taken over the decision of which lawyers will represent victims, with minimal input from the victims themselves. While the court has cited legitimate reasons for this ... it risks missing an opportunity to empower victims early in proceedings. In 2015, a controversial decision on victims' legal representation in one of the court's cases - that of former Lord's Resistance Army commander Dominic Ongwen - threw these competing goals into sharp relief. [This report] draws lessons from the Ongwen cae and broader court practice. It calls on ICC judges and its Registry to rethink their approach to victims' legal representation, and to develoop a shared policy to prioritize victims' choices and ensure their voices are heard and integrated into their legal representation. The report also urges ICC member countries, who fund the court, to support new policies with the resources necessary for success."--Back cover.
Note
"August 2017"--Table of contents page.
"This report was researched and written by Michael Adams, a Columbia Law School Public Interest and Government postgraduate fellow in the International Justice Program of Human Rights Watch."--Page 60.
ICC = International Criminal Court.
"This report was researched and written by Michael Adams, a Columbia Law School Public Interest and Government postgraduate fellow in the International Justice Program of Human Rights Watch."--Page 60.
ICC = International Criminal Court.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references.
Other Fomats Issued
Also available online via the World Wide Web.
Record Appears in
Portion of Title
Victims' legal representation at the ICC in the Ongwen case and beyond
Added Corporate Author
Table of Contents
Map of Uganda
The Ongwen case
Summary
Key recommendations
Methodology
I. Victims legal representation before the ICC
II. Informing victims' choices
III. Respecting victims' choices
IV. Enabling victims' choices
V. Recommendations
Acknowledgments
Appendix. Key developments in victims' legal representation in the Ongwen case.
The Ongwen case
Summary
Key recommendations
Methodology
I. Victims legal representation before the ICC
II. Informing victims' choices
III. Respecting victims' choices
IV. Enabling victims' choices
V. Recommendations
Acknowledgments
Appendix. Key developments in victims' legal representation in the Ongwen case.