The Amicus Curiae in International Criminal Justice

Erscheinungsjahr 2021
ISBN: 978-1-5099-5470-4
Verlag: Hart Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 424 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 594 g

The amicus curiae - or friend of the court - is the main mechanism for actors other than the parties, including civil society actors and states, to participate directly in proceedings in international criminal tribunals. Yet reliance on this mechanism raises a number of significant questions concerning: the functions performed by amici, which actors seek to intervene and why, and the influence of amicus interventions on judicial outcomes. Ultimately, the amicus curiae may have a significant impact on the fairness, representativeness and legitimacy of the tribunals' proceedings and decisions.

This book provides a comprehensive examination of the amicus curiae practice of the International Criminal Court and other major international criminal tribunals and offers suggestions for the role of the amicus curiae. In doing so, the authors develop a framework to augment the potential contributions of amicus participation in respect of the legitimacy of international criminal tribunals and their decisions, while minimising interference with the core judicial competence of the tribunal and the right of the accused to a fair and expeditious trial.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Williams, Sarah

Woolaver, Hannah

Palmer, Emma

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Strafrecht, Internationales Verfahrensrecht

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. International Criminal Tribunals, Legitimacy and the Amicus Curiae

I. Introduction

II. Why International Criminal Tribunals? And Which Ones?

III. Legitimacy in International Criminal Justice

IV. Legitimacy and the Amicus Curiae

V. Method and Chapter Overview

2. The Amicus Curiae in Comparative Perspective

I. Adopting a Functional Approach

II. Standing to Bring a Claim

III. Joinder of Claims and Cases

IV. Intervention

V. The Amicus Curiae: A Friend of the Court

VI. Relevance of Comparative Practice to International Criminal Tribunals

3. The Amicus Curiae in International Criminal Tribunals: An Introduction

I. Overview

II. Standing in International Criminal Tribunals
III. History of Amicus Curiae Participation in International Criminal Tribunals

IV. The Amicus Curiae Prosecutor and the Prosecutor as Amicus Curiae

V. Limits on Amicus Curiae Participation

VI. The Amicus Curiae and Other Mechanisms for Expertise, Representation and Communication

VII. Conclusion

4. The Amicus Curiae in International Criminal Tribunals in Practice
I. Introduction

II. Who Can Participate as an Amicus Curiae?

III. When Can an Amicus Curiae Participate?
IV. How do Amici Curiae Participate?

V. Substantive Criteria for Admitting Amici Curiae

VI. Impact of Amicus Curiae Submissions

VII. Participation in ICC Reparations Proceedings

VIII. Conclusions

5. Civil Society Actors as Amici Curiae

I. Introduction

II. Overview of Civil Society Actors at International Criminal Tribunals

III. The Expertise Function and Civil Society Actors

IV. Representation of Interests by Civil Society as Amici Curiae

V. The Communicative Function and Civil Society

VI. Impact of Civil Society Amicus Curiae Submissions

VII. Conclusion

6. The Amicus Curiae and the Defence

I. Introduction

II. Overview of Defence Amicus Curiae Practice

III. The Defence and the Provision of Expertise through the Amicus Curiae

IV. The Use of the Amicus Curiae to Represent the Interests of the Defence
V. The Communicative Function and the Defence

VI. Conclusion

7. Representing State Interests

I. Introduction

II. Overview of State and International Organisation Amicus Curiae Practice

III. State and International Organisation Amici Providing Expertise

IV. The State or International Organisation Amici Representing an Interest

V. State Amici Performing a Communicative Function

VI. The Challenge of Engaging Reluctant or Resistant States

VII. Conclusion

8. Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Palmer, Emma
Dr Emma Palmer is a Lecturer at Griffith University.

Woolaver, Hannah
Dr Hannah Woolaver is an Associate Professor Lecturer at the Faculty of Law, University of Cape Town.

Williams, Sarah
Sarah Williams is a Senior Lecturer at the University of New South Wales, Australia. She was previously the Dorset Fellow in Public International Law at the British Institute of International and Comparative Law, a Legal Researcher at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office of the United Kingdom and a Lecturer in Law at Durham University.

Sarah Williams is a Professor at the Faculty of Law, UNSW Sydney.

Sarah Williams is Professor at the Faculty of Law, UNSW Sydney.
Hannah Woolaver is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Cape Town.
Emma Palmer is a Lecturer at Griffith Law School, Griffith University.