The dynamics of international criminal justice : : essays in honour of Sir Richard May / / edited by Hirad Abtahi and Gideon Boas.

• Superior document: International humanitarian law series ; v. 10
• TeilnehmendeR: Abtahi, Hirad.; Boas, Gideon.; May, Richard, LL. B.
• Year of Publication: 2006
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: International humanitarian law series ; v. 10.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (331 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

This book is dedicated to the memory of Sir Richard May, who passed away on 1 July 2004, and to the rich legacy he has left behind in the area of international criminal law. It contains in-depth analyses of a range of issues critical to the development and understanding of international criminal law, written by contributors who worked in some way with Sir Richard during his tenure at the ICTY, particularly during his last years as Presiding Judge of the Milošević Trial. It contains a Foreword by the President of the ICTY, Theodor Meron, and substantive work in three main parts: one chapter concerning the development and understanding of human rights; five chapters addressing international criminal law issues in the context of ICTY proceedings; and two chapters focusing on substantive aspects of international criminal law. All the chapters analyse international criminal law as applied by the ICTY, as well as the ICC, ICTR and other international or hybrid criminal tribunals, and are all authored by persons in a position to give great insight into the subject matter discussed.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / Hirad Abtahi and Gideon Boas -- Table of Contents / Hirad Abtahi and Gideon Boas -- Foreword / Hirad Abtahi and Gideon Boas -- Preface / Hirad Abtahi and Gideon Boas -- Abbreviations / Hirad Abtahi and Gideon Boas -- 1. Reflections on the Ambiguous Universality of Human Rights: Cytrus the Great’s Proclamation as a Challenge to the Athenian Democracy’s Perceived Monopoly on Human Rights / Hirad Abtahi -- 2. The Right to Self-Representation in International and Domestic Criminal Law - Limitations and Qualifications on the Right / Gideon Boas -- 3. The Protection of States’National Security Interests in Cases before the ICTY: a Descriptive and Prescriptive Analysis of Rule 54Bis of the Rules and Procedure and Evidence / Grant Dawson and Mieke Dixon -- 4. Procedural Innovations in War Crimes Trials / Geoffrey Nice and Philippe Vallieres-Roland -- 5. Fair but Expeditious Trials / Patrick L. Robinson -- 6. The Protection of, and Assistance to, Witnesses at the ICTY / David Tolbert and Frederick Swinnen -- 7. Self-Defence in International Criminal Law / Hirad Abtahi and Gideon Boas -- 8. Striving for Definition: the Law of Persecution from Its Origins to the ICTY / Ken Roberts -- Sir Richard May: a Personal Reflection / Yvonne M O. Featherstone -- Index / Hirad Abtahi and Gideon Boas.