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Alexander Heinze untersucht die unterschiedliche Interpretation der Beweisoffenlegungsregelungen vor dem Internationalen Strafgerichtshof (IStGH) und schlägt ein neues System der Beweisoffenlegung vor. Dieses ist das Resultat einer konsequenten Anwendung des IStGH-Statuts auf der Grundlage einer einheitlichen allgemeinen Rechtslehre, die der Autor im Zuge seiner Arbeit entwickelt. Aufwendige philosophische und rechtstheoretische Überlegungen werden so mit einer relevanten und praktischen Fragestellung verknüpft.

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"International Criminal Procedure and Disclosure" analyses the different interpretations of disclosure rules at the International Criminal Court (ICC) and introduces a new disclosure regime, where the parties will be able to actually foresee the consequences of their conduct (i.e. non-disclosure). Through a critical case law analysis Heinze illustrates that an inconsistent classification of the nature of the ICC-process has - via the application of a contextual interpretation - a direct impact on decisions about concrete procedural issues, of which disclosure is the most prominent example. For this very reason Heinze re-classifies the ICC-process and concludes that the ICC is a hierarchically structured international organisation with a "policy-implementing" form of procedure, that nevertheless contains adversarial elements usually found in a system of coordinate authority with a "conflict-solving" form of justice. This classification serves as a "general jurisprudence" in its technical sense, which enables the Judges to conduct a coherent contextual interpretation. The book thereby establishes a connection between legal theory, philosophy, sociology and comparative law on the one hand and a highly relevant procedural question on the other hand.

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A. Introduction and Abstract

The Problem - Methodology

B. The Four Issues

Introduction - Truth and the Pre-Trial Chamber - Exculpatory Evidence - Analysis of the Relevant Evidence - General Communication Obligations: Broad or Narrow

C. Case-by-case Approach or Consistency

The Problem of the Case-by-case Approach - So What? Or: Is Consistency Necessary?

D. How to Interpret the Law at the ICC - Methodology of the ICC?

Sources - Interpretation - Finding or Justification

E. Interpretation of the ICC Disclosure Regime

The Applicable Law - Methods of Interpretation - A New Contextual Interpretation - Damaska and ICC Procedure

F. Prosecution Disclosure Before the ICC from a Comparative Perspective with a View to Damaska´s Models

Approach - General - Disclosure Obligations Independent from Trial Stages: Exculpatory Material - Disclosure Obligations Independent from Trial Stages: Documents and Tangible Objects - Disclosure Obligations Independent from Trial Stages: Prior Statements of the Prosecution Witnesses and Names of Witnesses - Prosecution Disclosure Prior and at the Confirmation Hearing - Sanctions - Conclusion

G. The Solution

Active Judge - The Parties and the System in General - Communication and Registration - Summary and Concluding Remarks

Bibliography

Subject Index

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