- Title Pages
- Foreword
- Preface and Acknowledgements
- Table of Cases
- Table of Legislation
- List of Abbreviations
- List of Contributors
- Introduction
- 1 The Last Testament of the ICTY
- 2 Making Complementarity a Reality
- 3 The ICTY and the Defence Legacy
- 4 The Moral Legacy of the ICTY
- 5 The ICTY is Dead! Long Live the ICTY!
- 6 Legacies in the Making at the ICTY
- 7 The Narrative Legacies of Exceptional Crime
- 8 Meandering Jurisprudence and Unanticipated Legacies
- 9 Symbolic Expression at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia
- 10 A Partial View of History
- 11 Handle with Care
- 12 Lessons Learned from the Use of DNA Evidence in Srebrenica-related Trials at the ICTY
- 13 Whither Thou Truth and Justice
- 14 Defence Investigative Ethics
- 15 Judgments and Judgment Drafting
- 16 Muzzling the Press
- 17 Translating and Interpreting at the ICTY
- 18 Was it Worth it?
- 19 The Legacy of Youth Outreach at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia
- 20 Punishing for Humanity
- 21 Vertical Inconsistency of International Sentencing? The ICTY and Domestic Courts in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 22 When Justice is Done
- 23 Narratives of Justice and War in Croatia
- 24 The Legacy of the ICTY
- 25 Cooperation between Serbia and the ICTY for the Investigation and Prosecution of Violations of International Humanitarian Law
- 26 ‘We Learnt that from The Hague’
- 27 The Peace versus Justice Debate Revisited
- 28 Croatia’s Homeland War, the Battles Over Victor’s Justice, and the Legacy of the ICTY
- 29 The (Lack of) Impact of the ICTY on the Public Memory of the War in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 30 The Broken Path to Reconciliation in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 31 The ICTY, Truth, and Reconciliation
- Name Index
- Subject Index
Lessons Learned from the Use of DNA Evidence in Srebrenica-related Trials at the ICTY
Lessons Learned from the Use of DNA Evidence in Srebrenica-related Trials at the ICTY
- Chapter:
- (p.209) 12 Lessons Learned from the Use of DNA Evidence in Srebrenica-related Trials at the ICTY
- Source:
- Legacies of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia
- Author(s):
Kweku Vanderpuye
Christopher Mitchell
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
This chapter discusses legal issues associated with the collection, storage, and use of DNA evidence in international and national criminal trials. It draws on experience at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in the Srebrenica cases. It shows how DNA evidence was used to identify the number of victims in a mass grave, and links and patterns between a victim and one or more crime sites. The chapter argues that the probative value and admissibility of DNA evidence is maximized when used in conjunction with other forensic sciences (e.g. archaeology, pathology, and anthropology). Also that reliance on all forensic sciences, not just DNA analysis, is the most likely way of establishing a complete picture of the victim’s identity; as well as the cause, manner, and circumstances of the victim’s death.
Keywords: DNA analysis, evidence, forensic, admissibility, ICTY
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- Title Pages
- Foreword
- Preface and Acknowledgements
- Table of Cases
- Table of Legislation
- List of Abbreviations
- List of Contributors
- Introduction
- 1 The Last Testament of the ICTY
- 2 Making Complementarity a Reality
- 3 The ICTY and the Defence Legacy
- 4 The Moral Legacy of the ICTY
- 5 The ICTY is Dead! Long Live the ICTY!
- 6 Legacies in the Making at the ICTY
- 7 The Narrative Legacies of Exceptional Crime
- 8 Meandering Jurisprudence and Unanticipated Legacies
- 9 Symbolic Expression at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia
- 10 A Partial View of History
- 11 Handle with Care
- 12 Lessons Learned from the Use of DNA Evidence in Srebrenica-related Trials at the ICTY
- 13 Whither Thou Truth and Justice
- 14 Defence Investigative Ethics
- 15 Judgments and Judgment Drafting
- 16 Muzzling the Press
- 17 Translating and Interpreting at the ICTY
- 18 Was it Worth it?
- 19 The Legacy of Youth Outreach at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia
- 20 Punishing for Humanity
- 21 Vertical Inconsistency of International Sentencing? The ICTY and Domestic Courts in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 22 When Justice is Done
- 23 Narratives of Justice and War in Croatia
- 24 The Legacy of the ICTY
- 25 Cooperation between Serbia and the ICTY for the Investigation and Prosecution of Violations of International Humanitarian Law
- 26 ‘We Learnt that from The Hague’
- 27 The Peace versus Justice Debate Revisited
- 28 Croatia’s Homeland War, the Battles Over Victor’s Justice, and the Legacy of the ICTY
- 29 The (Lack of) Impact of the ICTY on the Public Memory of the War in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 30 The Broken Path to Reconciliation in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 31 The ICTY, Truth, and Reconciliation
- Name Index
- Subject Index