Human Rights in International Criminal Proceedings

This book takes a procedural approach to human rights guarantees in international criminal proceedings and covers both the systems of the ad hoc Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda and the International Criminal Court. It analyzes the rights conferred on individuals involved in international criminal trials from the commencement of investigations to the sentencing stage, as well as the procedural rights of victims and witnesses.

After having completed his studies in Law at the University of Catania, in 1995, Salvatore Zappalà worked for the UN Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, in The Hague, first in the Registry and subsequently in Chambers (1995-1997).
He left The Hague in September 1997 to do his Ph.D. in Legal Sciences at the European University Institute (FI) under the supervision of Prof. Philip Alston (1997-2000). He defended his thesis in June 2000.
In the academic year 2000/2001 he joined the University of Pisa, where he currently works as lecturer in international law. He also teaches international law at the Naval Academy of Livorno.