TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gut,Till
TI  - Counsel misconduct before the International Criminal Court: professional responsibility in international criminal defence 
T2  - Studies in international and comparative criminal law
SN  - 9781849463171
AV  - KZ7408 .G88 2012
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Oxford, United Kingdom, Portland, Oregon
PB  - Hart Publishing
KW  - International Criminal Court
KW  - Rules and practice
KW  - fast
KW  - International criminal courts
KW  - Defense (International criminal procedure)
KW  - Legal ethics
KW  - Criminal defense lawyers
KW  - Parliamentary practice
KW  - (lcsh)International Criminal Court--Rules and practice
KW  - (lcsh)International criminal courts--Rules and practice
KW  - (lcsh)Defense (International criminal procedure)
KW  - (lcsh)Legal ethics
KW  - (lcsh)Criminal defense lawyers
KW  - Rules
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-339) and index; The UN international criminal tribunals: ICTY, ICTR, and SCSL -- The national models : Germany and the United States -- The International Criminal Court's system -- The relationships between the different regimes -- Conclusions on international counsel and misconduct
N2  - "This is the first comprehensive study of the law governing professional misconduct by defence lawyers before the International Criminal Court. The ICC's regulatory regime was introduced in response to instances of misconduct experienced by other international and domestic criminal courts. The book first turns to how the ICC's forerunners - the International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda and the Special Court for Sierra Leone - coped with misconduct, often resulting in controversy. The book also looks at the approaches that have evolved in Germany and the United States, reflecting the different role of defence lawyers in the civil and common law criminal justice traditions. The book offers a unique insight into the professional responsibilities of defence lawyers within the various international and national regimes. Offering practical guidance on disciplinary systems and other sanctioning mechanisms, it also explores the inherent tension at the heart of the defence lawyer's role: to ensure the human right to a fair trial we want them to be zealous advocates for their clients; at the same time we ask them to commit themselves as officers of the court"--Page [i]
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