Kate Gibson - #Defence “should be there a lot earlier in the process (of Intl. Criminal #Trials), but we should also be there much later” - on post-sentence/acquittal/end of trial release, or lack of, in the case of the #ICTR’s #Niger 8 (now 6), & #Mokom at the #ICC #ADCConf24

A Silence Epidemic: when real trials are held behind closed doors… International justice trials are often conducted behind closed doors. This is a growing trend, particularly at the International Criminal Court (ICC), which is seriously undermining the quality of jus...

Dov Jacobs discussing lack of transparency, over-use of closed session/protective measures in #trials #ADCConf24

(I calculated that the #Bemba trial saw 26,648 minutes - c. 90 per day, of closed/private session).
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