Surrendering to International Criminal Courts: Contemporary Practice and Procedures

Geert-Jan Alexander Knoops is a Dutch national who has earned a reputation as one of the leading criminal lawyers in The Netherlands. He is a president both of Knoops & Horrelt International Law at The Hague and of the law firm Knoops & Partners, a firm working in conjunction with the Forensic Sciences Expert Centre, both established in Amsterdam. Dr.Knoops is the author of various articles and the recently published book, Defenses in Contemporary International Criminal Law (Transnational Publishers 2001).

Dedication to Dr. David Moffie; Table of Abbreviations; Table of Authorities; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; PART I: GENERAL TOPICS; Chapter I - Conceptualization of the Extradition and Surrender
Frameworks in ICL; Chapter II - Contemporary Individuals’ Rights Under the ICTY, ICTR and ICC Surrender Systems; Chapter III - Enforceability of Individuals’ Rights Under the ICTY, ICTR and ICC Surrender Systems; PART II: SUBSTANTIVE LAW; Chapter IV - ICTY, ICTR and ICC Surrender Defenses Originating from International Extradition Law; Chapter V - ICTY, ICTR and ICC Surrender Defenses Originating from Human Rights Law; Chapter VI - Sui Generis Defenses to ICTY, ICTR and ICC Surrender Requests; Chapter VII - New Aspects of Sui Generis Surrender Defenses Within the ICTY, ICTR and ICC Framework; Chapter VIII - The Emergence of the Doctrine of Abuse of Process as Surrender Defense Sui Generis Before the ICTY, ICTR and ICC; Chapter IX - Toward a Uniform Framework of ICTY, ICTR and ICC Surrender Standards and Agreements; PART III: ENFORCEABILITY OF THE SURRENDER CONCEPT; Chapter X - State Responsibility for Compliance with ICTY, ICTR and ICC Extradition and Surrender Standards; Chapter XI - State Responsibility for Non-Compliance with ICTY, ICTR and ICC Surrender Requests; Chapter XII - State Responsibility and the Emerging Role of NATO and UN Forces in Enforcing Extradition and ICTY, ICTR and ICC Surrender Requests; Chapter XIII Summary and Conclusions: Surrender as Privileged Extradition or Extradition Sui Generis; APPENDICES Appendix I Uniform ICL Scheme for ICTY, ICTR and ICC Surrender of Indictees; Appendix II - Decree on the Procedure Ruling the Cooperation with the The Hague Tribunal of 23 June 2001 of the Federal Government of the Republic of Yugoslavia; Index; Biographical Note.