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Prisoners of the International Community

The Legal Position of Persons Detained at International Criminal Tribunals

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  • © 2012

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Authors:
  1. Denis Abels

    1. Faculty of Law, Department of Criminal Law, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands

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  • First book that provides an insight into the law of detention of international criminal tribunals
  • A substantial clarification and critical assessment of the current issues and paradoxes of the domain in question
  • An extremely useful guidance for practitioners in applying the law and principles of the tribunals’ detention law
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
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  2. Introduction

    • Denis Abels
    Pages 1-10

  3. Detention Law at International Criminal Tribunals: Sources and Principles

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 11-11
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  4. Detention law at international criminal tribunals: sources and principles

    1. The Protection of Detained Persons Under International Law

      • Denis Abels
      Pages 13-66

    2. The Legal Regimes Governing Detention at the International Criminal Tribunals

      • Denis Abels
      Pages 67-185

    3. Principles of Law Governing Detention at International Criminal Tribunals

      • Denis Abels
      Pages 187-263

  5. Detention Law at International Criminal Tribunals: Procedures

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 265-265
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  6. Detention law at international criminal tribunals: procedures

    1. Making and Handling Complaints

      • Denis Abels
      Pages 267-390

    2. Discipline

      • Denis Abels
      Pages 391-444

    3. The Designation of States for the Enforcement of Sentences

      • Denis Abels
      Pages 445-517

  7. Detention Law at International Criminal Tribunals: Conditions of Detention

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 519-519
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  8. Detention law at international criminal tribunals: conditions of detention

    1. Contact with the Outside World

      • Denis Abels
      Pages 521-760

    2. Concluding Remarks and Recommendations

      • Denis Abels
      Pages 761-778

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 779-847
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About this book

Little has been written about the legal position and conditions of detention of persons detained by international criminal tribunals, particularly as regards their internal legal position (their rights and duties inside the remand facility). The primary purpose of this book is to set out the law governing the detention of persons detained under the tribunals’ jurisdiction. The book provides a detailed account of this area of international criminal law. It sets out the applicable law, including the law’s underlying principles, and focuses on a number of specific procedural and substantive legal issues. As to procedural issues, it examines the available complaints and disciplinary procedures as well as procedures applicable to the designation of States for the enforcement of the tribunals’ sentences. In respect of substantive law, it examines the detainees’ right to contact with the outside world, including contact with their relatives, with their lawyers and with the media. The book will be an extremely useful guidance for practitioners in applying the law and principles of the tribunals’ detention law, particularly because it is the first monograph written on the topic.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Faculty of Law, Department of Criminal Law, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands

    Denis Abels

About the author

Dr. Denis Abels is Assistant Professor of Criminal Law at the University of Amsterdam and a research fellow at the Amsterdam Center of International Law.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Prisoners of the International Community

  • Book Subtitle: The Legal Position of Persons Detained at International Criminal Tribunals

  • Authors: Denis Abels

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-6704-888-0

  • Publisher: T.M.C. Asser Press The Hague

  • eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Law and Criminology (R0)

  • Copyright Information: T.M.C. ASSER PRESS, The Hague, The Netherlands, and the author 2012

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-6704-887-3Published: 11 September 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-90-6704-888-0Published: 14 September 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVIII, 847

  • Topics: International Criminal Law, Human Rights, Public International Law

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