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TechnoratiNarrowing the Impunity Gap
Trials before Bosnia's War Crimes Chamber
I. Introduction..
II. Policies and
Practices of the Prosecution..
A. Overview of recent developments
1. Progress in bringing forward cases
2. Managing the existing caseload..
B. The Special Department for War Crimes' case
selection policy
C. Investigations
1. Recent developments
2. Promoting greater sensitivity toward witnesses
D. Regional cooperation..
III. Fair Trial
Rights of Defendants
A. Overview of developments in criminal defense
support
B. Challenges that may affect a defendant's fair trial
rights
1. Access to ICTY material
2. Quality of defense counsel
IV. Witness
Protection and Support
A. Protection of witnesses
1. The chamber's use of protective measures
2. Witness protection outside of the courtroom...
B. Witness support
1. Pre-indictment
2. Post-indictment
V.
Administrative Developments at the War Crimes Chamber
A. Increased focus on transition to national
authorities
B. Developments in court management
1. Measures to improve efficiency
2. Communication between judges
VI. The War
Crimes Chamber's Outreach and Communications Strategy
A. Overview of developments in outreach and
communications
B. Public awareness about the chamber's activities
1. The court's interaction with the media..
2. The Special Department for War Crimes' engagement
with the media
3. Additional initiatives needed to engage the public..
VII.
Collaboration with Cantonal and District Courts
VIII.
Recommendations
To the War Crimes Chamber
To the Judiciary
To the Court Management Section..
To the Registrar of the Prosecutor's Office of the
State Court of Bosnia..
To the Special Department for War Crimes
To the Criminal Defense Support Section..
To the State Investigation Protection Agency War
Crimes Unit
To the State Investigation Protection Agency Witness
Protection Unit
To the Public Information and Outreach Section..
To the Registry
To the government of Bosnia and Herzegovina..
To the governments of Serbia and of Croatia..
To the International Criminal Tribunal for the former
Yugoslavia..
To the international community
IX.
Acknowledgements