Victim participation in international criminal justice: practitioners' guide / edited by Kinga Tibori-Szabó and Megan Hirst

Introduction : victim participation in international criminal justice / Kinga Tibori-Szabó and Megan Hirst -- Application process : procedure and players / Mélissa Fardel and Nuria Vehils Olarra -- Requirements for victim participation / Heloise Dumont -- Role of intermediaries and third parties in victim participation / Mariana Pena -- Legal representation of participating victims / Megan Hirst -- The protection of victims participating in international criminal justice / Yaiza Alvarez Reyes -- Victims' rights and obligations as regards the case file : access, disclosure and filing submissions / Caroline Walter -- Victims' lawyers in the courtroom : opening and closing statements, questioning witnesses, challenging and presenting evidence / Peter Haynes -- Victims appearing in person before a chamber / Daniella Rudy and Megan Hirst -- Victims in the witness stand : socio-cultural and psychological challenges in eliciting victim testimony / Ellie Smith -- Victim's attendance in the courtroom to observe proceedings / Elizabeth A. Turchi -- Rights of participating victims to appeal and participate in the appeal against interlocutory decisions and trial judgments / Kinga Tibori-Szabó -- Reparations, assistance, and support / Carla Ferstman -- Termination of victim participation / Megan Hirst -- Communication between victims' lawyers and their clients / Kinga Tibori-Szabó, Barbara Bianchini, Anushka Sehmi, and Silke Studzinsky -- International criminal proceedings : an adequate tool for victims' justice? / Rianne Letschert.

"This book is a guide to the law and practice of victims' roles before the International Criminal Court, the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia and the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. The various chapters focus on the provisions relevant to victim participation at these courts and the case law interpreting and applying those provisions. The book thus informs the reader on the principal ways in which the relevant practice is developing, the distinct avenues taken in the application of similar provisions as well as the ensuing advantages and challenges."-- Back cover.