Stuart Beresford
Biographic Data
| ID | 5697502 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Stuart Beresford |
| GIVEN NAMES | Stuart |
| FAMILY NAME | Beresford |
| SIGNATURE | BERESFORD S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Ministry of Justice |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Child Witnesses and the International Criminal Justice System
While warfare has always caused human suffering, modern armed conflicts have been synonymous for the deliberate and systematic attacks on non-combatants, many of whom are children. As they often possess the best and sometimes only evidence of a particular crime, it is likely that children will be asked to testify before the International Criminal Court. Given that they are the most vulnerable of all witnesses, the Rome Statute contains various pr…
Redressing the Wrongs of the International Justice System
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The Special Court for Sierra Leone
The proposed establishment of the Special Court for Sierra Leone is a valiant effort to end impunity for the egregious crimes that were committed during the Sierra Leonean civil war. Nonetheless, the Special Court – which will have jurisdiction over crimes against humanity, war crimes, and various offences under Sierra Leonean national law – will have a number of major hurdles to cross in order to fulfill its mandate. Most notably the Court as cu…
The Right to be Defended in Person or Through Legal Assistance and the International Criminal Court
While the Statute of the International Criminal Court guarantees to suspects and accused the right to be defended in person or through legal assistance, it contains little guidance as to the extent to which this most fundamental right will be provided. In order to ascertain how broadly it should be applied, the authors examine the application of the right by the ad hoc international criminal tribunals for Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia. The aut…
The international criminal tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and the right to legal aid and assistance
Article 21 of the Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia guarantees to suspects and accused the right to be assisted by counsel of their own choice and, if they do not have sufficient means to retain counsel, to have counsel assigned to them. This article sets out to demonstrate that the right to legal aid and assistance provided by the Tribunal ‐ one of the most fundamental rights guaranteed to accused ‐ does co…
Redressing the Wrongs of the International Justice System
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
The international criminal tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and the right to legal aid and assistance
Article 21 of the Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia guarantees to suspects and accused the right to be assisted by counsel of their own choice and, if they do not have sufficient means to retain counsel, to have counsel assigned to them. This article sets out to demonstrate that the right to legal aid and assistance provided by the Tribunal ‐ one of the most fundamental rights guaranteed to accused ‐ does co…
The Right to be Defended in Person or Through Legal Assistance and the International Criminal Court
While the Statute of the International Criminal Court guarantees to suspects and accused the right to be defended in person or through legal assistance, it contains little guidance as to the extent to which this most fundamental right will be provided. In order to ascertain how broadly it should be applied, the authors examine the application of the right by the ad hoc international criminal tribunals for Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia. The aut…
The Special Court for Sierra Leone
The proposed establishment of the Special Court for Sierra Leone is a valiant effort to end impunity for the egregious crimes that were committed during the Sierra Leonean civil war. Nonetheless, the Special Court – which will have jurisdiction over crimes against humanity, war crimes, and various offences under Sierra Leonean national law – will have a number of major hurdles to cross in order to fulfill its mandate. Most notably the Court as cu…
Redressing the Wrongs of the International Justice System
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Child Witnesses and the International Criminal Justice System
While warfare has always caused human suffering, modern armed conflicts have been synonymous for the deliberate and systematic attacks on non-combatants, many of whom are children. As they often possess the best and sometimes only evidence of a particular crime, it is likely that children will be asked to testify before the International Criminal Court. Given that they are the most vulnerable of all witnesses, the Rome Statute contains various pr…
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