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The period covering the late thirteenth to the early fifteenth century was a crucial one in terms of the evolution of a practical and lasting system of criminal justice. 1 At its outset the general eyre was still in operation. This was an omnicompetent travelling court, which had periodically administered justice in the localities since the days of Henry II
delivered justice to the people who needed it most when otherwise they might not have had it at all. And I’m proud to have done that and I’m proud to keep doing that. This scene stages two representations of international criminal justice which can be found more generally in cinema. On one hand, it appears as a necessary means to fight impunity ‘wherever the crime takes place’ and to ‘deliver justice to the people who need it most’. On the other, it is shown as an institution commanded by Western States’ interests and their neocolonialist reflexes. It is hard to tell
The coming years provide an exciting opportunity to improve the experience of victims of crime in Ireland and to give practical effect to the rights of victims in this jurisdiction. The focus of the EU Directive on Victims’ Rights is on the availability of high-quality services delivered in a respectful, sensitive, professional and non‑discriminatory manner, and it recognises victims of crime as bearers of rights rather than mere ‘consumers of criminal justice’ (Zedner, 2004 : 146). We must take this opportunity to build upon the many positive developments and
This article focuses on the judicial consideration of the scientific analysis of the Tomašica mass grave, in the Prijedor municipality of Republika Srpska in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Often referred to as the largest mass grave in Europe since the Second World War, this grave was fully discovered in September 2013 and the scientific evidence gathered was included in the prosecution of Ratko Mladić before the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia. Based on the exhaustive analysis of all the publicly available trial transcripts, this article presents how the Tomašica evidence proved symptomatic of the way in which forensic sciences and international criminal justice intertwine and of the impact of the former over the latter on the admissibility of evidence, the conduct of proceedings and the qualification of the crimes perpetrated.
This book provides an introduction to the English legal system and its development during the period c 1215-1485. It affords a valuable insight into the character of medieval governance as well as revealing the complex nexus of interests, attitudes and relationships prevailing in society during the later Middle Ages. The book considers the theoretical and ideological aspects of medieval law and justice, examining the concepts and discourses to be found in official and non-official circles. It concentrates on manifestations of crime and disorder and the royal response to this in the form of the development of judicial institutions. The book then looks at the dispensation of justice both inside and outside the courtroom. It examines in detail the machinery and functioning of criminal justice both in the royal courts and in those autonomous areas exercising delegated powers. The book also considers the use of extra-judicial methods, such as arbitration and 'self-help', to illustrate the interaction of formal and informal methods of dispute settlement. It focuses on the personnel of justice, the justices of the central courts and the local officials who carried out the day-to-day administrative tasks. The smooth and successful operation of the judicial system was challenged and sometimes hindered by the existence of corrupt practices and abuse of its procedures.
reading articles that other people had written; for my master’s thesis, I chose to analyse how French print media handled conflicts in the eastern Congo ( Brabant, 2011 ). At the time, I was struck by how often the journalists, in writing their articles, borrowed the lexicon and frames of reference from other fields (humanitarian aid, diplomacy and international criminal justice) without, it appeared, always being conscious of those origins – and thus without taking the time
, strategies and legislative amendments must outlaw discrimination and meaningfully protect rights in the health, social welfare, employment, education and criminal justice sectors. This is pretty basic stuff and hardly a panacea. Furthermore, unfortunately the document is scant on methods to achieve the proposed outcomes. How can quality services and support be guaranteed in struggling LMICs or FCAS with inadequate national and district budgets? Regular and continued monitoring and
’, Journal of International Criminal Justice , 17 : 4 , 699 – 722 , doi: 10.1093/jicj/mqz054 . 10.1093/jicj/mqz054 Craze , J. ( 2020 ), The Politics of Numbers: On Security Sector Reform in South Sudan, 2005–2020 ( London : CPAID and the London School of Economics and Political Science
considerable amount of power. This can be an exclusively human task – deciding on a set of formulas and iterating on them – or, as is increasingly the case, the interaction between humans and artificial intelligence (or machine learning). Either way, automation and algorithms are not just a technical task. Those concerned with ‘data justice’ would push us to see how their logics reflect the context within which they are made and deployed. The criminal justice sector
Cinema has been an object of study for the social sciences for some time now. The relationship between law and cinema has been the subject of a certain number of reflections by jurists who work essentially within a national legal framework, and from the true genre that courtroom movies have become. One can point also to studies linking cinema and international relations. In short, the relationship between international law and cinema has never been the subject of a specific book. The objective of the present book is to show what image of international law and its norms is conveyed in films and series. Beyond a strictly legal analysis, the ambition is to take into account, in a broader perspective marked by interdisciplinarity, the relations between international law, cinema and ideology. The volume is aimed at a readership made of scholars, researchers as well as practitioners, in the field of international law, and related fields, all of whom will benefit from being introduced to a variety of perspectives on core international legal questions present in movies and TV series. Further, the volume can also be used with advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students studying international law, politics and international relations because it will provide the possibility of introducing students to a variety of perspectives on key issues in international law present in movies and TV series.