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Plea Bargaining And International Criminal Justice, Jenia I. Turner
Plea Bargaining And International Criminal Justice, Jenia I. Turner
Faculty Journal Articles and Book Chapters
Over the last two decades, plea bargaining has spread beyond the countries where it originated — the United States and other common law jurisdictions — and has become a global phenomenon. Plea bargaining is spreading rapidly to civil law countries that previously viewed the practice with skepticism. And it has now arrived at international criminal courts.
While domestic plea bargaining is often limited to non-violent crimes, the international courts allow sentence negotiations for even the most heinous offenses, including genocide and crimes against humanity. Its use remains highly controversial, and debates about plea bargaining in international courts continue in court …
The Pace Of International Criminal Justice, Jean Galbraith
The Pace Of International Criminal Justice, Jean Galbraith
Michigan Journal of International Law
For all the discussion, the pace of international criminal justice has not received careful consideration. Instead, there is uncritical acceptance that international criminal tribunals move slowly, and debate only over whether this slowness is inevitable and whether the tribunals are nonetheless worthwhile. But given how central the pace of international criminal justice is to considerations of its effectiveness-and indeed its legitimacy-it is crucial to understand both what pace should be reasonably expected and what pace actually occurs. This Article undertakes this project.
Blending Criminal Procedure At The Ad Hoc Tribunals, William A. Schabas
Blending Criminal Procedure At The Ad Hoc Tribunals, William A. Schabas
Michigan Journal of International Law
Review of International Criminal Evidence by Richard May & Marieke Wierda