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The role of the amicus curiae before international criminal tribunals (2006)
Journal Article
Williams, S., & Woolaver, H. (2006). The role of the amicus curiae before international criminal tribunals. International Criminal Law Review, 6(2), 151-189. https://doi.org/10.1163/157181206778050697

The amicus curiae brief has increasingly been used before international criminal tribunals. The practice of accepting or inviting amicus curiae briefs or submissions has been included in the rules of procedure and evidence of the ICTY, the ICTR, the... Read More about The role of the amicus curiae before international criminal tribunals.

Amnesties in International Law: The Experience of the Special Court for Sierra Leone (2005)
Journal Article
Williams, S. (2005). Amnesties in International Law: The Experience of the Special Court for Sierra Leone. Human Rights Law Review, 5(2), 271-309. https://doi.org/10.1093/hrlr/ngi016

The Special Court for Sierra Leone, a hybrid criminal tribunal established to try persons accused of serious crimes during the conflict in Sierra Leone, has recently commenced its judicial operations. Several of the preliminary issues raised by vario... Read More about Amnesties in International Law: The Experience of the Special Court for Sierra Leone.

The Cambodian Extraordinary Chambers - a dangerous precedent for international justice? (2003)
Journal Article
Williams, S. (2003). The Cambodian Extraordinary Chambers - a dangerous precedent for international justice?. International and Comparative Law Quarterly, 53(1), 227-245. https://doi.org/10.1093/iclq/53.1.227

Discusses the problems encountered in negotiating the structure and composition of the Cambodian Extraordinary Chambers which led to the arrangement whereby the chambers have a majority of Cambodian judges but require a super-majority for a voting de... Read More about The Cambodian Extraordinary Chambers - a dangerous precedent for international justice?.