The Right to a Fair Trial in International Law

This book provides a comprehensive explanation of what the right to a fair trial means in practice under international law. Focus on factual scenarios that practitioners may, it brings together sources and cases that define the right to a fair trial in criminal proceedings. Amal Clooney is a barrister who specialises in international law and human rights. She represents clients before international courts including the International Criminal Court, the International Court of Justice and the European Court of Human Rights. Alongside court work, she provides advice to governments and individuals on legal issues in her areas of expertise. Mrs Clooney served as a senior advisor to Kofi Annan when he was the UN's Envoy on Syria. She also served as Counsel to the UN Inquiry on the use of armed drones led by the Special Rapporteur on Counter-Terrorism and Human Rights. She is a member of the UK's team of experts on preventing sexual violence in conflict zones and is appointed to the UK Attorney General's expert panel set up to advise and represent the UK government in cases involving public international law. Dr Philippa Webb is Reader (Associate Professor) in Public International Law at the Dickson Poon School of Law, King's College London and a barrister at 20 Essex Street Chambers. She is a specialist in international law and advises individuals, governments and corporations in cases before international and domestic courts. Dr Webb is on the International Advisory Panel for the American Law Institute's project Restatement Fourth, Foreign Relations Law of the United States. She has served as legal advisor to the UN Inquiry on the use of armed drones led by the Special Rapporteur on Counter-Terrorism and Human Rights. She is co-convenor of the International Law Section of the Society of Legal Scholars and on the editorial boards of the Journal of International Criminal Justice and the Leiden Journal of International Law.