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- Title
TESTIMONIAL DEFICIENCIES AND EVIDENTIARY UNCERTAINTIES IN INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL TRIALS.
- Authors
Combs, Nancy Amoury
- Abstract
In this article, the author describes the flaws inherent in the process of international criminal tribunals which seek to punish the inhumane actions of dictators. The author first describes how international criminal trials confront severe impediments to accurate fact-finding. It continues on to discuss the failure of witnesses in these tribunals to accurately convey the information needed to make a fully-informed decision. This problem is compounded by the fact that what clear information is provided during witness testimony often is inconsistent with the information that the witness previously provided in a pre-trial statement. The author also explores the causes behind the lack of accuracy in witness testimony, which include the lack of education or life experiences and the lack of familiarity with trial procedures.
- Subjects
INTERNATIONAL law; TRIALS (Law); CRIMINAL law; DICTATORS; CRIMINAL justice system
- Publication
UCLA Journal of International Law & Foreign Affairs, 2009, Vol 14, Issue 1, p235
- ISSN
1089-2605
- Publication type
Article