Special Tribunal for Lebanon :
Special Tribunal for Lebanon : law and practice /
edited by Amal Alamuddin, Nidal Nabil Jurdi, and David Tolbert.
- First edition.
- Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2014.
- xix, 316 pages ; 24 cm.
- Oxford monographs in international humanitarian and criminal law .
- Oxford monographs in international humanitarian and criminal law. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
A very special tribunal / The creation of the Tribunal in its context / The legal nature of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon / The UN investigation of the Hariri assassination / The crime of terrorism in Lebanese and international law / Individual criminal responsibility / The unique rules of procedure of the STL / Responding to cooperation problems at the STL / Victim participation at the Special Tribunal for Lebanon / Rights of suspects and accused / The STL registry / Trial in absentia before the Special Tribunal for Lebanon / Ethics before the Special Tribunal for Lebanon / The legacy of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon / David Tolbert -- Nicolas Michel -- Dr. Bahige Tabbarah -- Amal Alamuddin and Anna Bonini -- Nidal Nabil Jurdi -- Philippa Webb -- Dov Jacobs -- G�oran Sluiter -- Howard morrison and Emma Pountney -- John RWD Jones QC and Dr. Mi�sa Zgonec-Ro�zej -- David Tolbert and Evelyn Anoya -- Paola Gaeta -- Pascal Chenivesse and Daryl A. Mundis -- Harmen van der Wilt. Introduction:
"This book provides a full analytical overview of the establishment and functioning of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, the newest and most controversial of the UN-sponsored international criminal courts. In 2005, Lebanese Prime Minister Rafic Hariri was assassinated in a huge blast that reverberated across Lebanon and the region. The Tribunal was established with a mandate to try the perpetrators of the Hariri killing, as well as those responsible for other killings that are 'connected' to this core crime. Individuals associated with the Hezbollah group have been indicted to be tried in the court in The Hague - but in their absence, as their locations are unknown. The Tribunal is the UN's first attempt at addressing terrorism in an international criminal court, and the first attempt to set up international trials following crimes committed in the Middle East region. The court's narrow mandate and unique procedures have led many to question what kind of precedent it will set in a volatile region. This book looks at how the court was established, its foundational principles based on the Statute of the International Criminal Court and Lebanese domestic law, and the possible further development of its case law. It provides an authoritative guide to the procedure of the Tribunal, the status of the Registry, the rights of suspects and accused, trials in absentia, and the regulation of the conduct of counsel, drawing on comparisons to other international courts. The authors include those involved in setting up the court, prosecutors, defence counsel for the suspects, as well as judges and academic commentators who are experts on the issues covered in the book. They provide a probing insight into how the Tribunal came into being, its challenges, controversies, and its achievements to date"--Unedited summary from book jacket.
9780199687459 0199687455
2014934364
GBB3A9009 bnb
016557413 Uk
Ḥarīrī, Rafīq Bahāʼ, 1944-2005 --Assassination.
Ḥarīrī, Rafīq Bahāʼ, 1944-2005.
Ḥarīrī, Rafīq Bahāʼ 1944-2005
Special Tribunal for Lebanon.
Special Tribunal for Lebanon.
International criminal courts--Lebanon.
Assassination.
International criminal courts.
Lebanon.
Libanon.
KZ1208 / .L43 2014
341.6 / 23
Includes bibliographical references and index.
A very special tribunal / The creation of the Tribunal in its context / The legal nature of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon / The UN investigation of the Hariri assassination / The crime of terrorism in Lebanese and international law / Individual criminal responsibility / The unique rules of procedure of the STL / Responding to cooperation problems at the STL / Victim participation at the Special Tribunal for Lebanon / Rights of suspects and accused / The STL registry / Trial in absentia before the Special Tribunal for Lebanon / Ethics before the Special Tribunal for Lebanon / The legacy of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon / David Tolbert -- Nicolas Michel -- Dr. Bahige Tabbarah -- Amal Alamuddin and Anna Bonini -- Nidal Nabil Jurdi -- Philippa Webb -- Dov Jacobs -- G�oran Sluiter -- Howard morrison and Emma Pountney -- John RWD Jones QC and Dr. Mi�sa Zgonec-Ro�zej -- David Tolbert and Evelyn Anoya -- Paola Gaeta -- Pascal Chenivesse and Daryl A. Mundis -- Harmen van der Wilt. Introduction:
"This book provides a full analytical overview of the establishment and functioning of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, the newest and most controversial of the UN-sponsored international criminal courts. In 2005, Lebanese Prime Minister Rafic Hariri was assassinated in a huge blast that reverberated across Lebanon and the region. The Tribunal was established with a mandate to try the perpetrators of the Hariri killing, as well as those responsible for other killings that are 'connected' to this core crime. Individuals associated with the Hezbollah group have been indicted to be tried in the court in The Hague - but in their absence, as their locations are unknown. The Tribunal is the UN's first attempt at addressing terrorism in an international criminal court, and the first attempt to set up international trials following crimes committed in the Middle East region. The court's narrow mandate and unique procedures have led many to question what kind of precedent it will set in a volatile region. This book looks at how the court was established, its foundational principles based on the Statute of the International Criminal Court and Lebanese domestic law, and the possible further development of its case law. It provides an authoritative guide to the procedure of the Tribunal, the status of the Registry, the rights of suspects and accused, trials in absentia, and the regulation of the conduct of counsel, drawing on comparisons to other international courts. The authors include those involved in setting up the court, prosecutors, defence counsel for the suspects, as well as judges and academic commentators who are experts on the issues covered in the book. They provide a probing insight into how the Tribunal came into being, its challenges, controversies, and its achievements to date"--Unedited summary from book jacket.
9780199687459 0199687455
2014934364
GBB3A9009 bnb
016557413 Uk
Ḥarīrī, Rafīq Bahāʼ, 1944-2005 --Assassination.
Ḥarīrī, Rafīq Bahāʼ, 1944-2005.
Ḥarīrī, Rafīq Bahāʼ 1944-2005
Special Tribunal for Lebanon.
Special Tribunal for Lebanon.
International criminal courts--Lebanon.
Assassination.
International criminal courts.
Lebanon.
Libanon.
KZ1208 / .L43 2014
341.6 / 23