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The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court - A Commentary edited by Cassese, Antonio; Gaeta, Paola; Jones, John RWD (25th July 2002)
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Volume II, s.6 International Criminal Proceedings, 29 Investigation, Ch.29.2 Rights of Persons during an Investigation

Salvatore Zappalà

From: The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court

Edited By: Professor Antonio Cassese, Professor Paola Gaeta, Mr John R.W.D. Jones

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Book content
Product:
Oxford Scholarly Authorities on International Law [OSAIL]
Published in print:
25 July 2002
ISBN:
9780198298625

From: Oxford Public International Law (http://opil.ouplaw.com). (c) Oxford University Press, 2015. All Rights Reserved.date: 27 January 2020

The initial phases of a criminal investigation may start in the mist, especially if the investigation concerns a crime committed in very complex circumstances such as those in which crimes under the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court are usually committed. In most of these cases investigations do not simply focus on the facts but often entail the need to clarify the political background and the historical developments which led to a certain situation in a certain area. Only subsequently will the prosecution be able to move to the various individual...
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