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New law review article on "Legal Ethics in International Criminal Defense"

By John Wesley Hall, Jr.

Jenia Iontcheva Turner, Legal Ethics in International Criminal Defense, on SSRN, forthcoming in the Chicago Journal of International Law, Winter 2010. The Abstract: This paper examines the new and complex dilemmas facing defense attorneys who represent clients before international criminal courts. It argues that the unique features and goals of international criminal trials demand a distinct approach to resolving some of these ethical dilemmas. In particular, the goals of international trials are broader and often more political than those of ordinary domestic trials, and the applicable procedures are a unique hybrid of the inquisitorial and adversarial traditions. Moreover, some of the justifications for aggressive defense at the domestic level - such as discouraging disengaged advocacy and protesting overly harsh punishments - are less applicable internationally...continue to full post

Full post as published by Law Of Criminal Defense on December 21, 2009 (boomark / email).