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Principles of Evidence in International Criminal Justice edited by Khan, Karim A A; Buisman, Caroline; Gosnell, Christopher (28th October 2010)
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Part I Antecedents and context of International Criminal Trials, 4 Interpretative Methodologies and the Use of Precedent in Cases Before International Criminal Courts

Christopher Staker

From: Principles of Evidence in International Criminal Justice

Edited By: Karim A. A. Khan, Caroline Buisman, Christopher Gosnell

Content type:
Book content
Product:
Oxford Scholarly Authorities on International Law [OSAIL]
Published in print:
28 October 2010
ISBN:
9780199588923

From: Oxford Public International Law (http://opil.ouplaw.com). (c) Oxford University Press, 2015. All Rights Reserved.date: 20 January 2020

Subject(s):
Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties
In any legal system, lawyers and judges are routinely faced with issues of interpretation. The outcome of litigation may turn on the particular interpretation given to a provision or phrase—or even a word—in a legislative instrument. The process of applying established legal principles to novel situations, which involves an analysis of what the established jurisprudence has or has not decided, is also one of interpretation. A body of principles for addressing issues of interpretation is an essential part of any legal system. Indeed, for the law to be applied in a...
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