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This piece expands on the author’s earlier research regarding fact-finding impediments faced by international criminal tribunals. With a specific focus on the ICTR, the article argues that some problematic features with witness testimony remain in the current practice of the Tribunal. These include inconsistencies and contradictions in witnesses’ accounts. However, there is reason to believe that the ICTR Trial Chambers have begun to take these issues more seriously. In particular, it may be that Trial Chambers are more open to acknowledging inconsistencies in witness testimony, thereby increasing the transparency of trial processes in international criminal law. The article concludes with a blueprint for the future research on the subject that the author will carry out.
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Combs, N.A. A new look at fact-finding at the ICTR: advances in judicial acknowledgement. Crim Law Forum 26, 387–401 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10609-015-9263-2
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10609-015-9263-2