Victim Participation in International Criminal Justice

1. Introduction: Victim Participation in International Criminal Justice
Kinga Tibori-Szabó, Megan Hirst

2. The Application Process: Procedure and Players
Mélissa Fardel, Nuria Vehils Olarra

3. Requirements for Victim Participation
Heloise Dumont

4. The Role of Intermediaries and Third Parties in Victim Participation
Mariana Pena

5. Legal Representation of Participating Victims
Megan Hirst

6. The Protection of Victims Participating in International Criminal Justice
Yaiza Alvarez Reyes

7. Victims’ Rights and Obligations as Regards the Case File: Access, Disclosure and Filing Submissions
Caroline Walter

8. Victims’ Lawyers in the Courtroom: Opening and Closing Statements, Questioning Witnesses, Challenging and Presenting Evidence
Peter Haynes

9. Victims Appearing in Person Before a Chamber
Daniella Rudy, Megan Hirst

10. Victims in the Witness Stand: Socio-Cultural and Psychological Challenges in Eliciting Victim Testimony
Ellie Smith

11. Victims’ Attendance in the Courtroom to Observe Proceedings
Elizabeth A. Turchi

12. The Rights of Participating Victims to Appeal and Participate in the Appeal Against Interlocutory Decisions and Trial Judgments
Kinga Tibori-Szabó

13. Reparations, Assistance and Support
Carla Ferstman

14. Termination of Victim Participation
Megan Hirst

15. Communication Between Victims’ Lawyers and Their Clients
Kinga Tibori-Szabó, Barbara Bianchini, Anushka Sehmi, Silke Studzinsky

16. International Criminal Proceedings—An Adequate Tool for Victims’ Justice?
Rianne Letschert

Keywords: Law, International Criminal Law, Victimology, Criminal Justice