Disclosure of Confidential Reasons in the Confirmation of Charges in the Practice of the International Criminal Court Glorifying Human Rights Achievements
Journal Title: The Journal of Human Rights - Year 2017, Vol 12, Issue 1
Abstract
The disclosure of confidential reasons the defendant under Article 67 (2) of the Statute is one of the duties of the prosecutor of the essential elements of a fair trial. The disclosure of confidential reasons to allow the accused before the confirmation of charges to be informed of the reasons for confidentiality and prepare to defend. But without formalities and evaluate arguments in support of charges of topics in the field, to the Pre-Trial Chamber to confirm or not the charges. According to the provisions of Article 61 (7) of the Statute, the issue of "confirmation of charges" refers to the issue of whether sufficient grounds for obtaining accused of having committed crimes there? The defendant in the session confirmed the allegations, not only has the right to have the charges dismissed, but the right to notice of the reasons for confidentiality provided by the prosecutor, they will challenge even for the charges of his own confidential reasons, the prosecutor rejected and would provide its reasons. چکیده افشای دلایل محرمانه برای متهم به موجب مادة (2)67 اساسنامه از تکالیف دادستان و از عناصر اساسی محاکمة عادلانه است. این امر باعث می‌شود تا متهم پیش از شروع مرحلة تأیید اتهامات از دلایل محرمانه علیه وی مطلع و خود را برای دفاع در مقابل اتهامات خویش آماده کند. اما تأیید اتهامات، از موضوعات بدون تشریفات و ارزیابی استدلال‌های مطرح در دفاع از اتهامات و رعایت پیش شرط‌های آن نیست، تا اینکه شعبة مقدماتی بر اساس آنها نسبت به تأیید یا رفع اتهامات اقدام نماید. بر اساس مقررات مادة (7)61 اساسنامه، بررسی موضوع «تأیید اتهامات» به این مقوله می‌پردازد که آیا دلایل کافی برای احراز ارتکاب جرم از ناحیة متهم وجود دارد؟ متهم در جلسة تأیید اتهامات، نه تنها حق دارد که اتهامات را ردکند، بلکه حق دارد با اطلاع پیشین از دلایل محرمانة ارائه شده از سوی دادستان علیه وی، آنها را به چالش بکشاند و حتی برای رفع اتهام از خود دلایل محرمانة دادستان را کنار بزند و دلایل خویش را جایگزین آنها نماید.
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javad salehi
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