International Criminal Law Developments in the Case Law of the Icty

With the exception of but one, all of the authors of the eight papers presented here by Boas (legal officer for the Milosevic trial at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia ICTY) and Schabas (human rights law, National U. of Ireland) are current or former employees of the ICTY. The authors examine select aspects of the development of international tribunal law, bringing in comparative material from the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda and the International Criminal Court when relevant. Among the topics are the law and jurisprudence concerning the position of the defense, the rules of procedure and evidence, the status and rights of victims before the courts, the role of human rights case law, issues of criminal responsibility under the Tribunal's Statute, and the development of general principles of law by the Tribunal. Annotation c2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Gideon Boas is the Legal Officer for the historical Milo?evic trial before Trial Chamber III of the ICTY and a member of the Secretariat of the ICTY Rules Committee responsible for dealing with proposals for the amendment and creation of the ICTY Rules of Procedure and Evidence. He has worked in the area of international humanitarian law for the Red Cross, including participating in the ICRC global study into customary international humanitarian law. He is a legal practitioner from Australia.William A. Schabas holds the professorship in human rights law at the National University of Ireland, Galway, where he is also director of the Irish Centre for Human Rights. Recognised as an authority in the field of international criminal law (Genocide in International Law, 2000; Introduction to the International Criminal Court, 2000), he is editor in chief of Criminal Law Forum. Professor Schabas is also a member of the Sierra Leone Truth and Reconciliation Commission.