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Justice for atrocity crimes : lessons of international support for trials before the State Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina / [Param-Preet Singh].
Singh, Param-Preet.; Human Rights Watch (Organization)
2012
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Author
Singh, Param-Preet.
Title
Justice for atrocity crimes : lessons of international support for trials before the State Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina / [Param-Preet Singh].
Published
New York, N.Y. : Human Rights Watch, [2012]
Copyright
©2012
Call Number
JC599.B67 S57 2012
Former Call Number
Bos 710 Si64 2012
ISBN
1564328724
9781564328724
Description
44 pages ; 27 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)780540497
Summary
"In recent years, there has been increasing recognition of the important role national courts have in post-conflict countries in holding to account in fair trials the perpetrators of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide. Where there is national willingness to deliver justice but limited capacity, international support can be essential to bridge the gap. Based on research by Human Rights Watch in Bosnia in June 2011, this report highlights lessons from the temporary participation of international staff in the War Crimes Chamber in Bosnia and Herzegovina's State Court and in the Special Department for War Crimes of the Prosecutor's Office. These lessons may be especially relevant where international staff are deployed to bolster national authorities' capacity, independence, and impartiality. While the accomplishments of the chamber and the prosecutor's office are significant--the court has completed more than 200 cases in its seven years of operation--this model of providing international assistance to national justice has not been without flaws. The report concludes that policymakers, donors, and the Bosnian authorities failed to maximize the impact of international staff in the transfer of expertise in bringing cases to trial and institution building. If these shortcomings had been addressed earlier the chamber and the Prosecutor's Office could have been in a better position to withstand the increasingly volatile political climate in Bosnia. The report also discusses the importance of devising a realistic plan to phase out international staff and to engage public opinion through effective outreach to help create a climate that favors justice through fair trials. Finally, the report analyses some of the challenges of coordinating accountability efforts across multiple national courts and offers preliminary suggestions on how to overcome those challenges with the resources available."--P. [4] of cover.
Note
"March 2012"--Table of contents page.
"This report was researched and written by Param-Preet Singh, senior counsel in the International Justice Program of Human Rights Watch."--P. 44.
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Includes bibliographical references.
Available in Other Form
Online version: Singh, Param-Preet. Justice for atrocity crimes. New York, NY : Human Rights Watch, c2012 1564328724 (OCoLC)780448916
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Lessons of international support for trials before the State Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Human Rights Watch (Organization)
Summary
Recommendations
Specific Recommendations for Bosnia and Herzegovina
To the Special Department for War Crimes
To the War Crimes Chamber
To the Public Information and Outreach Section of the War Crimes Chamber Registry
To the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina
To All Political Parties in Bosnia and Herzegovina
To Donors
General Recommendations for Governments, Intergovernmental and International Institutions, and Donors Pursuing Domestic Trials for Atrocity Crimes in Post-conflict Transitions
Where International Judges and Prosecutors are Considered Necessary to Bolster National Capacity to Handle Atrocity Crimes
Defense
Witness Protection
Transition Strategy
Outreach and Communications
Addressing Challenges Where Jurisdiction is Shared across Multiple Courts
Methodology
I. Background
II. Knowledge Transfer
1. The Bench
2. Support to Defense Counsel
3. Prosecutor's Office: Special Department for War Crimes
III. Institution Building
1. The Bench
2. Special Department for War Crimes
3. Witness Protection
IV. Transition Strategy
V. The Political Appetite for Justice in Bosnia: The Value of Effective Outreach
VI. Coordinating Accountability Efforts across Multiple National Courts
Acknowledgements.

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