Book contents
- Multi-Actor Human Rights Protection at the International Criminal Court
- Multi-Actor Human Rights Protection at the International Criminal Court
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1 The Human Rights Obligations of the ICC
- Part I Multi-Actor Human Rights Protection
- Part II Multi-Actor Human Rights Protection
- 5 The Human Rights Obligations of the ICC Host State
- 6 Accused, Convicted, and Acquitted
- 7 Detained and Non-Detained Witnesses
- Part III Evaluation and Proposals
- Bibliography
- Index
7 - Detained and Non-Detained Witnesses
from Part II - Multi-Actor Human Rights Protection
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 February 2020
- Multi-Actor Human Rights Protection at the International Criminal Court
- Multi-Actor Human Rights Protection at the International Criminal Court
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1 The Human Rights Obligations of the ICC
- Part I Multi-Actor Human Rights Protection
- Part II Multi-Actor Human Rights Protection
- 5 The Human Rights Obligations of the ICC Host State
- 6 Accused, Convicted, and Acquitted
- 7 Detained and Non-Detained Witnesses
- Part III Evaluation and Proposals
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
For the majority of witnesses, arrangements for their protection will be made before they travel to the seat of the Court, and will concern either protection within their home State or relocation to a third State. The involvement of the host State is therefore limited to arranging the transport of witnesses within the Netherlands and assisting the Court in accommodating witnesses during their stay. However, there have been instances where, once they arrived at the seat of the Court, witnesses have applied for asylum in the Netherlands, thereby involving the Netherlands substantively in their protection. In light of these developments, this chapter addresses situations where both the ICC and its host State are involved in protecting witnesses at the seat of the Court. By looking at cases involving both detained and non-detained witnesses, an overview can be given of the potential problems in human rights protection that can arise for these groups in multi-actor situations.
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- Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020