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Fair Trial Rights and Multilingualism in Africa

Perspectives from Comparable Jurisdictions

By: Catherine S. Namakula

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Fair Trial Rights and Multilingualism in Africa

Perspectives from Comparable Jurisdictions

By: Catherine S. Namakula

This book examines the best language fair trial practices of the courts in arguably the most multilingual region of the world. It contains an instructive list of standards and approaches to linguistic dynamics, which may be considered a language fair trial rights code. By way of jurisprudential analysis and scrutiny of constitutional imperatives and examination of legislation among the respective jurisdictions from the Sahel region, to the Horn of Africa, and the Cape, this publication presents peculiar country-specific practices and common standards aiming towards the realisation of a fair trial in a multilingual context. The exceptionally multilingual nature of legal processes in Africa makes the standards in the region instructive in the progression towards a universal language fair trial rights code. The book reveals valuable lessons across jurisdictions, including those outside Africa, and suggests measures that may be taken to improve existing approaches. It will be a valuable resource for academics, researchers, and policy-makers working in the areas of Law and Language, Legal Linguistics, Forensic Linguistics, Criminal Justice, and Comparative Law.

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Taylor & Francis

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1000789527

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9781000789522

Language and the Right to Fair Hearing in International Criminal Trials

By: Catherine S. Namakula

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Language and the Right to Fair Hearing in International Criminal Trials

By: Catherine S. Namakula

Language and the Right to Fair Hearing in International Criminal Trials explores the influence of the dynamic factor of language on trial fairness in international criminal proceedings. By means of empirical research and jurisprudential analysis, this book explores the implications that conducting a trial in more than one language can have for the right to fair trial. It reveals that the language debate is as old as international criminal justice, but due to misrepresentation of the status of language fair trial rights in international law, the debate has not yielded concrete reforms. Language is the core foundation for justice. It is the means through which the rights of the accused are secured and exercised. Linguistic complexities such as misunderstandings, translation errors and cultural distance among participants in international criminal trials affect courtroom communication, the presentation and the perception of the evidence, hence jeopardizing the foundations of a fair trial. The author concludes that language fair trial rights are priority rights situated in the minimum guarantees of fair criminal trial; the obligation of the court to ensure fair trial or accord the accused person a fair hearing also includes the duty to ensure they can understand and be understood.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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331901451X

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Fair Trial Rights and Multilingualism in Africa

Perspectives from Comparable Jurisdictions

By: Catherine S. Namakula

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Perspectives from Comparable Jurisdictions

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Fair Trial Rights and Multilingualism in Africa

Fair Trial Rights and Multilingualism in Africa

Language and the Right to Fair Hearing in International Criminal Trials

Language and the Right to Fair Hearing in International Criminal Trials

Fair Trial Rights and Multilingualism in Africa

Fair Trial Rights and Multilingualism in Africa

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