Victims' rights and advocacy at the International Criminal Court

Funk, T. Markus.

Victims' rights and advocacy at the International Criminal Court [electronic resource] / T. Markus Funk ; [foreword by Paolina Massidda]. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2010. - xx, 457 p. : ill.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.


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Palo Alto, Calif. :
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2013.
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International Criminal Court--Rules and practice.


Victims of crimes--Legal status, laws, etc.
War victims--Legal status, laws, etc.


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