Friday, May 21, 2010

New Issue: Journal of International Criminal Justice

The latest issue of the Journal of International Criminal Justice (Vol. 8, no. 2, May 2010) is out. Contents include:
  • Debate
    • Yuval Shany, In Defence of Functional Interpretation of Article 12(3) of the Rome Statute: A Response to Yaël Ronen
    • Lutz Oette, Peace and Justice, or Neither?: The Repercussions of the al-Bashir Case for International Criminal Justice in Africa and Beyond
    • Göran Sluiter, Using the Genocide Convention to Strengthen Cooperation with the ICC in the Al Bashir Case
  • James A. Goldston, More Candour about Criteria: The Exercise of Discretion by the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court
  • Johan David Michels, Compensating Acquitted Defendants for Detention before International Criminal Courts
  • Neil Boister, The Application of Collective and Comprehensive Criminal Responsibility for Aggression at the Tokyo International Military Tribunal: The Measure of the Crime of Aggression?
  • Symposium: The Role of Defence Counsel in International Criminal Trials
    • Howard Morrison, Foreword
    • Rupert Skilbeck, Frankenstein’s Monster: Creating a New International Procedure
    • Jarinde Temminck Tuinstra, Defending the Defenders: The Role of Defence Counsel in International Criminal Trials
    • Wayne Jordash & Tim Parker, Trials in Absentia at the Special Tribunal for Lebanon: Incompatibility with International Human Rights Law
    • Eugene O’Sullivan & Deirdre Montgomery, The Erosion of the Right to Confrontation under the Cloak of Fairness at the ICTY
    • Peter Murphy, No Free Lunch, No Free Proof: The Indiscriminate Admission of Evidence is a Serious Flaw in International Criminal Trials
    • Andrew T. Cayley & Alexis Orenstein, Motion for Judgement of Acquittal in the Ad Hoc and Hybrid Tribunals: What Purpose If Any Does It Serve?
  • Cases Before International Courts and Tribunals
    • Wayne Jordash & Penelope Van Tuyl, Failure to Carry the Burden of Proof: How Joint Criminal Enterprise Lost its Way at the Special Court for Sierra Leone
    • David McKeever, Evidence Obtained Through Torture Before the Khmer Rouge Tribunal: Unlawful Pragmatism?
  • National Prosecution of International Crimes: Cases and Legislation
    • James Yap, Corporate Civil Liability for War Crimes in Canadian Courts: Lessons from Bil'in (Village Council) v. Green Park International Ltd.
  • Highlights
    • Katharina Margetts & Patrick Hayden, Current Developments at the Ad Hoc International Criminal Tribunals