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Trial Observation Manual for Criminal Proceedings Practitioners Guide No. 5 Guide No. Practitioners Observation Manual for Criminal Proceedings Trial A fair trial is essential, not only for protecting the human rights of the accused and those of victims but also to ensure proper administration of justice, which is a key component of the rule of law. In this context trial observation can be a crucial tool Trial Observation Manual in efforts to defend human rights and the primacy of the rule of law. The right to observe trials stems from for Criminal Proceedings the general right to promote and secure the protec- tion and realisation of human rights. This Practitioners Guide provides the prospective trial observer with practical advice on how to carry out a trial observation. It outlines the various criteria and operational aspects that need to be borne in mind when preparing for, and conducting, a trial observa- tion. It also provides a systematic overview of the international norms and standards relating to fair trial and due process in criminal proceedings. Practitioners Guide No. 5 International Commission of Jurists P.O. Box 91 33 Rue des Bains CH-1211 Geneva 8 Switzerland Trial Observation Manual for Criminal Proceedings Practitioners Guide No. 5 Guide No. Practitioners Observation Manual for Criminal Proceedings Trial A fair trial is essential, not only for protecting the human rights of the accused and those of victims but also to ensure proper administration of justice, which is a key component of the rule of law. In this context trial observation can be a crucial tool Trial Observation Manual in efforts to defend human rights and the primacy of the rule of law. The right to observe trials stems from for Criminal Proceedings the general right to promote and secure the protec- tion and realisation of human rights. This Practitioners Guide provides the prospective trial observer with practical advice on how to carry out a trial observation. It outlines the various criteria and operational aspects that need to be borne in mind when preparing for, and conducting, a trial observa- tion. It also provides a systematic overview of the international norms and standards relating to fair trial and due process in criminal proceedings. Practitioners Guide No. 5 International Commission of Jurists P.O. Box 91 33 Rue des Bains CH-1211 Geneva 8 Switzerland International Commission of Jurists President Dr. Mary ROBINSON, Ireland The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) is a non-governmental organisation devoted to promoting the understanding and observance of the rule of law and the Vice-Presidents legal protection of human rights throughout the world. It is headquartered in Geneva, Justice John DOWD, Australia Dr. Pedro NIKKEN, Venezuela Switzerland, and has many national sections and affi liated organisations. It enjoys Executive Committee consultative status in the United Nations Economic and Social Council, UNESCO, Dr. Rajeev DHAVAN, India Prof. Robert GOLDMAN, United States the Council of Europe and the African Union. The ICJ maintains cooperative relations Prof. Vojin DIMITRIJEVIC, Serbia of America with various bodies of the Organization of American States. Justice Unity DOW, Botswana Ms. Karinna MOSKALENKO, Russia Dr. Gustavo GALLÓN GIRALDO, Colombia Justice Michèle RIVET, Canada Mr. Stellan GÄRDE, Sweden Mr. Raji SOURANI, Palestine Other Commission Members Mr. Muhannad AL-HASANI, Syria Prof. David KRETZMER, Israel Mr. Ghanim ALNAJJAR, Kuwait Prof. Kazimierz Maria LANKOSZ, Poland Mr. Raja AZIZ ADDRUSE, Malaysia Mag. José Antonio MARTÍN PALLÍN, Spain Prof. Abdullahi AN-NA’IM, Sudan Judge Charles MKANDAWIRE, Malawi Justice Solomy BALUNGI BOSSA, Uganda Mr. Kathurima M’INOTI, Kenya Mr. Abdelaziz BENZAKOUR, Morocco Justice Sanji MONAGENG, Botswana Justice Ian BINNIE, Canada Prof. Iulia MOTOC, Romania Prof. Alexander BRÖSTL, Slovakia Prof. Vitit MUNTARBHORN, Thailand Justice Arthur CHASKALSON, South Africa Prof. Manfred NOWAK, Austria Prof. Santiago CORCUERA, Mexico Dr. Jorge Eduardo PAN CRUZ, Uruguay Prof. Louise DOSWALD-BECK, Switzerland Prof. Andrei RICHTER, Russia Justice Hisham EL-BASTAWISI, Egypt Sir Nigel RODLEY, United Kingdom Prof. Paula ESCARAMEIA, Portugal Mr. Claes SANDGREN, Sweden Justice Elisabeth EVATT, Australia Mr. Belisário DOS SANTOS JUNIOR, Brazil Prof. Jochen A. FROWEIN, Germany Justice Philippe TEXIER, France Mr. Roberto GARRETÓN, Chile Prof. Daniel THÜRER, Switzerland Prof. Jenny E. GOLDSCHMIDT, Netherlands Prof. U. Oji UMOZURIKE, Nigeria Prof. Michelo HANSUNGULE, Zambia Justice Vilenas VADAPALAS, Lituania Justice Moses HUNGWE CHINHENGO, Prof. Yozo YOKOTA, Japan Zimbabwe Prof. Leila ZERROUGUI, Algeria P.O. Box 91 Ms. Asma JAHANGIR, Pakistan Justice E. Raúl ZAFFARONI, Argentina Ms. Imrana JALAL, Fiji 33 Rue des Bains CH-1211 Geneva 8 Honorary Members Switzerland Prof. Georges ABI-SAAB, Egypt Prof. Kofi KUMADO, Ghana E-mail: [email protected] Justice P.N. BHAGWATI, India Prof. Jean Flavien LALIVE, Switzerland Dr. Boutros BOUTROS-GHALI, Egypt Justice Claire L’HEUREUX-DUBÉ, Canada www.icj.org Mr. William J. BUTLER, United States Dr. Rudolf MACHACEK, Austria of America Prof. Daniel H. MARCHAND, France Prof. Antonio CASSESE, Italy Mr. J.R.W.S. MAWALLA, Tanzania Justice Marie-José CRESPIN, Senegal Mr. François-Xavier MBOUYOM, Cameroon Dato’ Param CUMARASWAMY, Malaysia Mr. Fali S. NARIMAN, India Dr. Dalmo A. DE ABREU DALLARI, Brazil Sir Shridath S. RAMPHAL, Guyana Prof. Alfredo ETCHEBERRY, Chile Mr. Bertrand RAMCHARAN, Guyana Mr. Desmond FERNANDO, Sri Lanka Prof. Christian TOMUSCHAT, Germany Lord William GOODHART, United Kingdom Mr. Michael A. TRIANTAFYLLIDES, Cyprus Justice Lennart GROLL, Sweden Prof. Theo VAN BOVEN, Netherlands Mr. Louis JOINET, France Prof. Luzius WILDHABER, Switzerland Prof. P.J.G. KAPTEYN, Netherlands Dr. José ZALAQUETT, Chile Justice Michael D. KIRBY, AC, CMG, Australia International Commission of Jurists President Dr. Mary ROBINSON, Ireland The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) is a non-governmental organisation devoted to promoting the understanding and observance of the rule of law and the Vice-Presidents legal protection of human rights throughout the world. It is headquartered in Geneva, Justice John DOWD, Australia Dr. Pedro NIKKEN, Venezuela Switzerland, and has many national sections and affi liated organisations. It enjoys Executive Committee consultative status in the United Nations Economic and Social Council, UNESCO, Dr. Rajeev DHAVAN, India Prof. Robert GOLDMAN, United States the Council of Europe and the African Union. The ICJ maintains cooperative relations Prof. Vojin DIMITRIJEVIC, Serbia of America with various bodies of the Organization of American States. Justice Unity DOW, Botswana Ms. Karinna MOSKALENKO, Russia Dr. Gustavo GALLÓN GIRALDO, Colombia Justice Michèle RIVET, Canada Mr. Stellan GÄRDE, Sweden Mr. Raji SOURANI, Palestine Other Commission Members Mr. Muhannad AL-HASANI, Syria Prof. David KRETZMER, Israel Mr. Ghanim ALNAJJAR, Kuwait Prof. Kazimierz Maria LANKOSZ, Poland Mr. Raja AZIZ ADDRUSE, Malaysia Mag. José Antonio MARTÍN PALLÍN, Spain Prof. Abdullahi AN-NA’IM, Sudan Judge Charles MKANDAWIRE, Malawi Justice Solomy BALUNGI BOSSA, Uganda Mr. Kathurima M’INOTI, Kenya Mr. Abdelaziz BENZAKOUR, Morocco Justice Sanji MONAGENG, Botswana Justice Ian BINNIE, Canada Prof. Iulia MOTOC, Romania Prof. Alexander BRÖSTL, Slovakia Prof. Vitit MUNTARBHORN, Thailand Justice Arthur CHASKALSON, South Africa Prof. Manfred NOWAK, Austria Prof. Santiago CORCUERA, Mexico Dr. Jorge Eduardo PAN CRUZ, Uruguay Prof. Louise DOSWALD-BECK, Switzerland Prof. Andrei RICHTER, Russia Justice Hisham EL-BASTAWISI, Egypt Sir Nigel RODLEY, United Kingdom Prof. Paula ESCARAMEIA, Portugal Mr. Claes SANDGREN, Sweden Justice Elisabeth EVATT, Australia Mr. Belisário DOS SANTOS JUNIOR, Brazil Prof. Jochen A. FROWEIN, Germany Justice Philippe TEXIER, France Mr. Roberto GARRETÓN, Chile Prof. Daniel THÜRER, Switzerland Prof. Jenny E. GOLDSCHMIDT, Netherlands Prof. U. Oji UMOZURIKE, Nigeria Prof. Michelo HANSUNGULE, Zambia Justice Vilenas VADAPALAS, Lituania Justice Moses HUNGWE CHINHENGO, Prof. Yozo YOKOTA, Japan Zimbabwe Prof. Leila ZERROUGUI, Algeria P.O. Box 91 Ms. Asma JAHANGIR, Pakistan Justice E. Raúl ZAFFARONI, Argentina Ms. Imrana JALAL, Fiji 33 Rue des Bains CH-1211 Geneva 8 Honorary Members Switzerland Prof. Georges ABI-SAAB, Egypt Prof. Kofi KUMADO, Ghana E-mail: [email protected] Justice P.N. BHAGWATI, India Prof. Jean Flavien LALIVE, Switzerland Dr. Boutros BOUTROS-GHALI, Egypt Justice Claire L’HEUREUX-DUBÉ, Canada www.icj.org Mr. William J. BUTLER, United States Dr. Rudolf MACHACEK, Austria of America Prof. Daniel H. MARCHAND, France Prof. Antonio CASSESE, Italy Mr. J.R.W.S. MAWALLA, Tanzania Justice Marie-José CRESPIN, Senegal Mr. François-Xavier MBOUYOM, Cameroon Dato’ Param CUMARASWAMY, Malaysia Mr. Fali S. NARIMAN, India Dr. Dalmo A. DE ABREU DALLARI, Brazil Sir Shridath S. RAMPHAL, Guyana Prof. Alfredo ETCHEBERRY, Chile Mr. Bertrand RAMCHARAN, Guyana Mr. Desmond FERNANDO, Sri Lanka Prof. Christian TOMUSCHAT, Germany Lord William GOODHART, United Kingdom Mr. Michael A. TRIANTAFYLLIDES, Cyprus Justice Lennart GROLL, Sweden Prof. Theo VAN BOVEN, Netherlands Mr. Louis JOINET, France Prof. Luzius WILDHABER, Switzerland Prof. P.J.G. KAPTEYN, Netherlands Dr. José ZALAQUETT, Chile Justice Michael D. KIRBY, AC, CMG, Australia Trial Observation Manual for Criminal Proceedings Practitioners Guide No. 5 © Copyright International Commission of Jurists The ICJ permits free reproduction of extracts from