Una reflexión sobre el valor probatorio asignado a los informes de organizaciones no gubernamentales en la jurisprudencia de la Corte Penal Internacional a la luz del caso “Gbagbo y Blé Goudé”

  1. Carmen Montero Ferrer 1
  1. 1 Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
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    Universidade de Santiago de Compostela

    Santiago de Compostela, España

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Revista:
Revista electrónica de estudios internacionales (REEI)

ISSN: 1697-5197

Ano de publicación: 2021

Número: 41

Tipo: Artigo

DOI: 10.17103/REEI.41.18 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openDialnet editor

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Resumo

Between June 22 and 24, 2020, the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court held the appeal hearings in the Laurent Gbagbo and Charles Blé Goudé case. In them, the parties made their observations regarding the alleged error made by the Trial Chamber I in the acquittal pronouncement in failing to apply a clearly defined standard of proof or to sufficiently assess the available evidence, including the reports from non-governmental organizations. In the light of the debate originated in this case, this paper analyse the probative value assigned to these reports in the jurisprudence of the ICC. Also, it is analysed whether the admission of these reports goes against the rights of the accused.

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Miembro del Grupo de Estudios Internacionales de la Universidad de Santiago de Compostela GI1138 (GRESIN). Este trabajo forma parte del proyecto más amplio “Contribuciones de la sociedad civil a la rendición de cuentas por crímenes internacionales. Especial referencia a la Corte Penal Internacional”, financiado a través de dicha convocatoria

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