From ‘Common Law’ Towards ‘Civil Law’

The Evolution of the Icty Rules of Procedure and Evidence

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ID12186296
AuthorsDaryl A Mundis (corresponding author)
Year2001
Volume14
Issue2
Pages367-382
Publication date2001-06-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueLeiden Journal of International Law (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0922-1565 • E-ISSN: 1478-9698
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0922156501000188
OpenAlexW2110104476
LanguageEN
Citations received5

As a result of the perception that trials at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (‘ICTY’) are too lengthy, a discernible shift in the trial practice of the ICTY is occurring, with a greater emphasis on the role that the judges play in controlling the proceedings. While the first few trials at the Tribunal closely resembled common law criminal trials, the level of control being exercised by the Trial Chambers in recent cases is moving more in the direction of the civil law approach. As a result, a truly mixed jurisdiction, that is, one that contains elements of both the common law and the civil law, is emerging. This evolutionary process will be examined in the context of: (1) The Rules of Procedure and Evidence and amendments thereto concerning case management; (2) examples of case management under the amended Rules; and (3) the future evolution of the ICTY

Civil law (Civil law · Civil procedure · Common law · Context (archaeology · Criminal law · Geography · Jurisdiction · Political science · Procedural law · Public law · Tribunal · European and International Law Studies · European Criminal Justice and Data Protection · International Law and Human Rights · Law

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