Surrendering to International Criminal Courts

This highly specialized study assesses the procedure of surrender of individuals to international criminal courts, based on the practices of the International Criminal Court (ICC), that of the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), and that of Rwanda (ICTR). The study includes discussion of the difference between extradition and surrender, the different conceptual systems of the three courts with regard to surrender obligations and rights, the judicial implications of surrender, the specific surrender defenses used in the three courts, and aspects of international extradition law and human rights law. Specific cases from the three courts are cited throughout. Knoops is a criminal lawyer in The Hague in The Netherlands. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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).