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Guilty Pleas in International Criminal Law

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This book explores the use of guilty pleas in criminal prosecutions for international crimes.
  • 20 November 2006
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International crimes, such as genocide and crimes against humanity, are complex and difficult to prove, so their prosecutions are costly and time-consuming. As a consequence, international tribunals and domestic bodies have recently made greater use of guilty pleas, many of which have been secured through plea bargaining. This book examines those guilty pleas and the methods used to obtain them, presenting analyses of practices in Sierra Leone, East Timor, Cambodia, Argentina, Bosnia, and Rwanda. Although current plea bargaining practices may be theoretically unsupportable and can give rise to severe victim dissatisfaction, the author argues that the practice is justified as a means of increasing the proportion of international offenders who can be prosecuted. She then incorporates principles drawn from the domestic practice of restorative justice to construct a model guilty plea system to be used for international crimes.
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Price: $30.00
Pages: 384
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Imprint: Stanford University Press
Publication Date: 20 November 2006
Trim Size: 9.00 X 6.00 in
ISBN: 9780804753524
Format: Paperback
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"Combs has produced the first definitive treatment of the controversial issue of plea bargaining in cases involving the gravest crimes known to humankind. This meticulously researched and superbly written book is essential reading for anyone working or writing in international criminal law."
Nancy Combs is Assistant Professor at William & Mary School of Law.