The Standing of Victims in the Procedural Design of the International Criminal Court

This book canvasses the autonomous position of victims before the International Criminal Court. The analysis has been driven by the aspiration to provide an objective and balanced perspective from an impartial observer, cognizant that it would be equally wrong to reject the idea of victims’ participation altogether or to overdraw it beyond the contours engraved by the founders.

Dr. Tatiana Bachvarova is a legal scholar and consultant in international and comparative criminal justice, criminal procedure and evidence, and human rights law. She was a Judge at the Sofia District Court, Bulgaria (2007-2016). Dr. Bachvarova was a visiting professional at the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (2015) and took part in proceedings at the International Court of Justice (2013-2014). Prior to her position at the Sofia District Court, she completed her judicial training at the National Institute of Justice, Sofia, Bulgaria (2005) and worked as a Junior Judge at the Sofia City Court, Bulgaria (2005-2007). She holds a Ph.D. from Middlesex University, London, UK (2015), an LL.M. from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), UK (2009), and an LL.M. from Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski, Bulgaria (2004). Dr. Bachvarova was a member of the Bulgarian Judges Association and a referee of foreign judges within the European Judicial Training Network. She has been a guest lecturer and presenter on a number of occasions. Dr. Bachvarova is a member of the Editorial Board of International Law Research.She has published in renowned international journals and collected volumes on diverse procedural and substantive issues in the realm of international criminal justice, comparative criminal law and procedure, the law of evidence and human rights.