Combs, Nancy A, 1965-

Fact-finding without facts : the uncertain evidentiary foundations of international criminal convictions / Nancy Amoury Combs - Cambridge University Press , Cambridge : 2010 - xi, 420 pages ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (p. 375-407) and index.

The evidence supporting international criminal convictions -- Questions unanswered : international witnesses and the information unconveyed -- The educational, linguistic, and cultural impediments to accurate fact-finding at the international tribunals -- Of inconsistencies and their explanations -- Perjury : the counternarrative -- Expectations unfulfilled : the consequences of the fact-finding impediments -- Casual indifference : the trial chambers' treatment of testimonial deficiencies -- Organizational liability revived : the pro-conviction bias explained -- Help needed : practical suggestions and procedural reforms to improve fact-finding accuracy -- Assessing the status quo : they are not doing what they say they are doing but is what they are doing worth doing?

9780521111157 (hardback)


International Criminal Court


Evidence, Criminal (International law)
International criminal courts

345.06