The ICC Appeals Chamber Signals a Possible Change in Approach to the Permissibility of Trials in Absentia

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Dr Caleb H Wheeler is a lecturer in law at Middlesex University London. His first book, The Right To Be Present At Trial In International Criminal Law was published by Brill in 2018. He is currently working on his second book, which will consider the complementary and conflicting goals of international criminal trials.

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The ICC Appeals Chamber Signals a Possible Change in Approach to the Permissibility of Trials in Absentia

July 3, 2020

Caleb Wheeler

On 28 May 2020, the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a decision in the Gbagbo and Blé Goudé case that has the potential to alter how trials are conducted at the ICC. The decision denied Mr Gbagbo’s request for reconsideration of a decision relating to an earlier appeal filed by the Prosecution, and…