Language and the Right to Fair Hearing in International Criminal Trials
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 146
ISBN-13: 9783319014500
Subjects: Due process of law; International offenses; Intercultural communication
Description: "Explores the influence of the dynamic factor of language on trial fairness in international criminal proceedings. By means of empirical research and jurisprudential analysis, this book explores the implications that conducting a trial in more than one language can have for the right to fair trial. It reveals that the language debate is as old as international criminal justice, but due to misrepresentation of the status of language fair trial rights in international law, the debate has not yielded concrete reforms. Language is the core foundation for justice. It is the means through which the rights of the accused are secured and exercised. Linguistic complexities such as misunderstandings, translation errors and cultural distance among participants in international criminal trials affect courtroom communication, the presentation and the perception of the evidence, hence jeopardizing the foundations of a fair trial"--Page [4] of cover.