Tag: Trial
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Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia
War Crimes Trials Tribunal for the Former YugoslaviaIntroduction to Tribunal for the Former YugoslaviaThe United Nations established the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in May 1993 to prosecute individuals responsible for war crimes, crimes against …
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Trial Evidence
Criminal Procedure: Trial EvidenceIntroduction to Trial EvidenceThe evidence presented by the prosecution or by the defense may consist of the oral testimony of witnesses, documentary evidence, and physical evidence, such as a murder weapon with the defendant's fingerprints on …
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Sierra Leone Tribunal
War Crimes Trials Sierra Leone TribunalIntroduction to Sierra Leone TribunalIn 2002 the UN and the Sierra Leone government jointly established a war crimes tribunal, the Special Court for Sierra Leone, to try individuals who had committed atrocities during Sierra Leone's civil …
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Nürnberg First Trial
War Crimes Trials Nürnberg Trials Conclusions of the First TrialIntroduction to Nürnberg First TrialThe judgment of the International Military Tribunal was handed down on September 30-October 1, 1946. Among notable features of the decision was the conclusion, in accordanc…
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Nürnberg Subsequent Trials
War Crimes Trials Nürnberg Trials Subsequent TrialsIntroduction to Nürnberg Subsequent TrialsAfter the conclusion of the first Nürnberg trial, 12 more trials were held under the authority of Control Council Law No. 10, which closely resembled the London Agreement but…
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Nürnberg Trials
War Crimes Trials Nürnberg TrialsIntroduction to Nürnberg TrialsThe most important war crimes trials following World War II were held in Nürnberg, Germany, under the authority of two legal instruments. One, the so-called London Agreement, was signed by representative…
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Jury Charge
Trial Trial by Jury Summations and the Jury ChargeIntroduction to Jury ChargeIn the United StatesAt the conclusion of the case, it is customary for both sides to make their summations, which consist of comment by counsel with regard to the testimony of the various witnesse…
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Jury Selection
Trial Trial by Jury Jury SelectionIntroduction to Jury SelectionIn the United StatesThe procedure usually followed in the trial of either a civil or criminal action is as follows. A panel of jurors is convened in the court in which the case is to be tried; the names of pro…
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Trial By Combat
Trial by CombatTrial by Combat, method of adjudicating legal disputes by personal combat between the litigants or their appointed champions. The practice apparently originated among primitive German tribes about the 1st century ad and spread to many countries of Europe, notably to France, w…