Criminal Procedure

Exclusion of Evidence Obtained in Breach of the Right to Privacy: Will Victoria's Charter Protect the Rights of Criminal Defendants?

by Caroline Henckels

Les Albigeois et la procédure inquisitoire : le procès pontifical contre Bernard de Castanet, évêque d'Albi et inquisiteur (1307-1308)

by Julien Théry

Paru dans "Heresis", 33, 2000, p. 7-48

En 1307-1308, le pape Clément V fit mener une enquête sur les crimes imputés à l’évêque d’Albi Bernard de Castanet par... more En 1307-1308, le pape Clément V fit mener une enquête sur les crimes imputés à l’évêque d’Albi Bernard de Castanet par deux chanoines de la cathédrale, qui avaient présenté contre ce dernier, à la Curie romaine, une liste d’accusations. Le prélat était accusé négligence pastorale, de simonie, de dilapidation, d’irrégularités et cruautés systématiques dans l’exercice de la justice, d’assassinats, enfin d’incontinence. Peu après l’audition par les enquê­teurs pontificaux, à Albi, de cent quatorze témoins produits par les dénonciateurs, le pape annula la procédure. Mais trois jours plus tard, il désavoua l'évêque en le transférant du siège d’Albi à celui, bien moins prestigieux, du Puy.
L’étude de cette affaire, à partir d’une édition critique des actes de l’enquête d’Albi (conservés dans le registre 404 des Collectoriae aux Archives du Vatican), replace la démarche des dénonciateurs dans l’histoire conflictuelle de l’épiscopat de Bernard de Castanet (1276-1308) et démontre la continuité entre la volonté des témoins d’accréditer les crimes de ce dernier, d’une part, et, d’autre part, la lutte de l’oli­garchie urbaine contre la juridiction seigneuriale de l'évêque, mais aussi le mouvement anti-inquisitorial dirigé par frère Bernard Délicieux dans les années 1299-1306. Durement combattue par l'évêque, l’hérésie des bons hommes s’avère en effet être au cœur de l’affaire, bien qu’elle soit passée sous silence par les dénonciateurs. L’analyse met en valeur la nature informelle et les fondements sociaux et théologico-politiques de la dissidence religieuse. Par ailleurs, en replaçant la procédure dans la série des processus inquisitionis pour « crimes énormes » (enormia) menées par les papes contre les prélats depuis le début du XIIIe siècle et en l’étudiant en termes juridiques, l’étude de ce casus montre le rôle de l’enquête, comme instrument du gouvernement d’État, dans la construction d’une opinion publique (fama), ainsi que dans la différenciation d’une sphère administrative, à partir de la matrice judiciaire, à la fin du Moyen Âge.


Fama, Enormia. The inquiry into the crimes of bishop of Albi Bernard de Castanet (1307-1308). Government and contestation in the age of pontifical theocracy and of the heresy of good men.

In 1307-1308, pope Clement V had an inquiry made into a series of crimes attributed to bishop of Albi Bernard de Castanet by two canons of the cathedral, who had presented at the roman Curia a list of accusations against their spiritual ruler. The bishop was accused of pastoral negligence, of simony, of dilapidation, of irregularities and systematic cruelty in the practice of justice, of murders and of incontinence. Soon after the hearing by pontifical commissioners of a hundred and fourteen witnesses presented by the denouncers, the pope called off the procedure. But three days later, he implicitly penalized the bishop, removing him from the see of Albi to that of Le Puy, which was much less prestigious.
The study of this case develops from the critical edition of the records of the inquiry at Albi, which are held at the Vatican Archives (register 404 of the Collectoriae). The initiative of the denouncers is examined in the perspective of the conflictual history of Bernard de Castanet’s episcopate (1276-1308). A continuity is shown between the witnesses’ will to have the bishop’s guilt admitted, on the one hand, and, on the other hand, the struggle of the urban élite against the bishop’s lordly jurisdiction, but also the anti-inquisitorial movement lead by brother Bernard Délicieux in 1299-1306. The heresy of the good men, which was vigorously fought by the bishop, proves to be at the heart of the matter, though the denouncer didn’t mention it at all. The analysis show the informal consistency and the social and theologico-political grounds of religious dissent. Besides, by replacing the procedure in the series of processus inquisitionis dealing with « enormous crimes » (enormia) launched by popes against prelates since the beginning of the XIIIth century and by examining it from a juridical point of view, the study of this casus shows the role played by inquiry, as a tool of State government, in the construction of a public opinion (fama), and in the differentiation of an administrative sphere from the judiciary matrix, in the end of the Middle Ages.

Mutuo riconoscimento delle decisioni sulle misure alternative alla detenzione cautelare

by Rosanna Belfiore

in ‘La cooperazione di polizia e giudiziaria in materia penale nell’Unione europea dopo il Trattato di Lisbona’, a cura di Tommaso Rafaraci, Giuffrè 2011, pp. 105-116

Civilizing Batson

by Nancy Leong

97 Iowa Law Review ____ (forthcoming 2012)

In the twenty-five years since Batson v. Kentucky, courts have gradually narrowed its holding and limited its... more In the twenty-five years since Batson v. Kentucky, courts have gradually narrowed its holding and limited its application. Subsequent decisions have diminished the utility of Batson as a means of challenging racially discriminatory peremptory strikes. This Article examines why the doctrine has evolved this way. Elsewhere I have explored the influence of contextual variables — the available remedy, the facts that courts encounter, and the procedural posture in which rights-making occurs — on the ultimate scope of the substantive right that courts articulate. Batson provides a particularly rich opportunity to consider these variables because peremptory challenges are adjudicated in a highly idiosyncratic context: criminal defendants, usually on appeal post-conviction, seek the strong medicine of reversal for an injury to someone else’s Equal Protection rights that may not even have affected the verdict.

The idiosyncrasies of the context in which Batson is litigated lend themselves to an intriguing inquiry: How might Batson doctrine have evolved differently if peremptory challenges were also adjudicated by the jurors who had been struck? I conclude that — were courts to adjudicate peremptory challenges both in the context of claims by criminal defendants seeking reversal and in the context of claims by struck jurors seeking money damages or declaratory relief — the shape of the doctrine would provide a more accurate appraisal of the harms flowing from the use of race in peremptory challenges and a more robust mechanism for addressing those harms.

Adli Olayların Çözümünde Tekstil Yüzeyler ve Aksesuarları

by Veysel Dinler

Forensic Textile and Accessory in Criminal Cases

Poster Bildiri
Presentation (Poster)

3. Anadolu Adli Bilimler Kongresi, Osmangazi Üniversitesi, Eskişehir
3rd Anatolian Forensic Conference, Osmangazi University, Eskişehir

7-10 Ekim 2004
7-10 October 2004


(in Turkish)

Adli olayların aydınlatılması, delillendirmenin doğru bir şekilde yapılmasına bağlıdır. Delillendirme, bir olayı... more Adli olayların aydınlatılması, delillendirmenin doğru bir şekilde yapılmasına bağlıdır. Delillendirme, bir olayı çözmek maksadıyla, olayın mağduru, mekanı ve zamanı ile faili arasında irtibat kuracak ispat vasıtalarını ortaya çıkarmaktır. Meydana gelen olaylar sonrası delillendirme amacıyla, olay yerinde ve olayla ilgili kişiler üzerinde inceleme ve araştırma yapılmaktadır. Bu faaliyetlerin tümüne, olay yeri incelemesi denir. Olay yeri incelemesinde, olayı doğrudan veya dolaylı bir şekilde aydınlatmaya yarayacak her türlü materyal, delil olarak değerlendirmeye alınmaktadır.
Tekstil yüzeyleri ve aksesuarları hususunda çok sayıda spesifik çalışma olmamakla birlikte, “tekstil ürünleri” meydana gelen bir adli vaka sonrası, olay mahallinde kalması olası ve kesinlikle göz ardı edilemeyecek delillerdendir. Zira, suç işleyen ve suça maruz kalan herkes, tekstil yüzeyleri ve aksesuarlarıyla etkileşim halindedir. Bu nedenle gerek olay mahallinde, gerekse kişiler üzerinde yapılan incelemelerde elde edilebilen her türlü tekstil ürününü, olayı aydınlatmak amacıyla delil olarak kullanmak mümkündür.
Bu çalışmada, adli olayların hukuka uygun ve bilimsel yöntemlerden faydalanarak aydınlatılması amacıyla, olay yerinde bulunabilecek ve delil olarak kullanılabilecek “tekstil yüzeyleri ve aksesuarlar” ile delillendirme esasları konu edilmiştir.

Anahtar Kelimeler: Tekstil Yüzeyleri (Kumaşlar), Delil, DVI, Giysi, Aksesuar.

Savunma Adli Tıp Akademisi (TBB ATA)

by S.Sinan Kocaoglu

KOCAOĞLU S. Sinan- HANCI Hamit, "Adli Tıp ve Ceza Hukuku: Prof. Dr. Hamit HANCI'ya Armağan", Seçkin Yayınları, Proje Yöneticisi: Prof. D.r Kayıhan İÇEL, Editör: Prof. Dr. Yener ÜNVER, Ankara, 2011, s. 14-25.

Silahların eşitliğinisağlayabilmek için savunmanın elinde de bir Adli Tıp Kurumu ya da Kriminoloji Enstitüsü'nün... more Silahların eşitliğinisağlayabilmek için savunmanın elinde de bir Adli Tıp Kurumu ya da Kriminoloji Enstitüsü'nün olması gerekir. Bu araştırmanın ceza muhakemesine yönelik bölümleri Yrd. Doç. Dr. S. Sinan KOCAOĞLU, Adli Tıp ile ilgili kısımları ise Prof. Dr. Hamit HANCI tararfından yazılmıştır. Dileriz Türkiye Barolar Birliği asıl vazifesi olan savunmanın bağımsızlığı ilkesini gerçekleştirmek için bu kurumu ivedi bir şekilde kurar.

Реалізація принципу пропорційності при використанні запобіжних заходів

by Bronislav Totskyi

Опубліковано: Правові реформи в Україні: проблеми реалізації: Міжнародна науково-практична конференція, м. Київ, 16-17 лютого 2011 року. – Київ: у 4-х томах. – К. Центр правових наукових досліджень, 2011. – т. 4. – сс.33 – 36

On the Purposes of Legality and its Applicability to International Law

by William Worster

Book Review: Kenneth S. Gallant, The Principle of Legality in International and Comparative Criminal Law (Cambridge:... more Book Review: Kenneth S. Gallant, The Principle of Legality in International and Comparative Criminal Law (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2009), 632 pp. £64.00 (Hardback) ISBN 978-0-52-188648-2

Criminal Law in Hungary

by Krisztina Karsai Dr.

A (short) compendium of Hungarian Criminal Law. A (short) compendium of Hungarian Criminal Law.

Justice inquisitoire et construction de la souveraineté : le modèle ecclésial (XIIe-XIVe siècles). Normes, pratiques, diffusion

by Julien Théry

Paru dans "Annuaire de l'EHESS. Compte rendus des cours et conférences 2004-2005, Paris : EHESS, 2006, p. 593-594

Présentation dans ses grandes lignes d'une recherche orientée selon trois hypothèses : les pratiques d'enquête de... more Présentation dans ses grandes lignes d'une recherche orientée selon trois hypothèses : les pratiques d'enquête de vérité ont été au fondement d'un régime de relations de pouvoir original caractérisable comme une première forme de gouvernementalité souveraine ; le modèle ecclésial et sa procédure " romano-canonique " ont eu un rôle central pour la mise en place de ce nouveau régime ; l'enquête de vérité était constitutive de deux registres inhérents à cette gouvernementalité souveraine, celui de la "fama" et celui des "enormia". L'étude porte sur une longue série de procès menés par la papauté des XIIe-XIVe s., contre des prélats accusés d'" excès " ou " crimes " souvent dits " énormes ". Ces enquêtes ont constitué un domaine d'expérimentation, un laboratoire de l'inquisitoire canonique. La réflexion concerne ici principalement sur le rôle de la "fama", qui permettait la capillarité et la centralisation des relations de pouvoir organisées par l'enquête, tout en instaurant une problématique de vérité au cœur de ces relations. La "fama"donnait aux faits concernés un statut de vérité incertaine, à vérifier par l'enquête que seules pouvaient mener les autorités compétentes, c'est-à-dire les institutions souveraines

SUSMA HAKKI (RIGHT TO SILENCE)

by S.Sinan Kocaoglu

Ceza muhakemesinin en önemli haklarından birisi olan "susma" ile ilgili bir bilimsel çalışma... Ceza muhakemesinin en önemli haklarından birisi olan "susma" ile ilgili bir bilimsel çalışma...

ANKARA BAROSU ÖLÇEĞİNDE 5271 SAYILI CEZA MUHAKEMESİ KANUNU'NUN BARODAN MÜDAFİ GÖREVLENDİRİLMESİ SİSTEMİNİ ELE ALAN İSTATİSTİKSEL BİR ARAŞTIRMA VE DEĞERLENDİRME

by S.Sinan Kocaoglu

Türkiye'nin en büyük ikinci barosu üyelerine dair CMK görevlendirmeleri ile ilgili istatistik ve değerlendirme... Türkiye'nin en büyük ikinci barosu üyelerine dair CMK görevlendirmeleri ile ilgili istatistik ve değerlendirme...

Tarihsel Perspektifi ile Batı Hukukunda Savunma Hakkı ve Müdafi

by S.Sinan Kocaoglu

Antik Yunan ve Kadim Roma ceza muhakemesi sistemlerinde savunma hakkı ve müdafi... Antik Yunan ve Kadim Roma ceza muhakemesi sistemlerinde savunma hakkı ve müdafi...

Tarihsel Perspektifi ile Türk-İslam Hukukunda Savunma Hakkı ve Müdafi

by S.Sinan Kocaoglu

Osmanlı örnekleminde Hanefi-Sünni doktrininde savunma hakkı ve müdafi perspektifinden ceza muhakemesi... Osmanlı örnekleminde Hanefi-Sünni doktrininde savunma hakkı ve müdafi perspektifinden ceza muhakemesi...

Devlet Sistemlerine Göre Savunma Hakkı ve Müdafi

by S.Sinan Kocaoglu

Savunma hakkının icrası ve müdafiin ceza muhakemesinin diğer süjeleri arasındaki konumu bir devletin rejiminin yapısı... more Savunma hakkının icrası ve müdafiin ceza muhakemesinin diğer süjeleri arasındaki konumu bir devletin rejiminin yapısı hakkındaki en önemli göstergelerden birisidir. Elinizdeki bu çalışma bahsi geçen iki konuyu liberal demokrat, otoriter, totaliter devlet yapılarının merceğinden incelemektedir.

Jurisdictional Arrangements and International Criminal Procedure

by Dustin A. Lewis

Co-authored with Sarah. M. H. Nowen, INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, Göran Sluiter, ed., Oxford University Press, Forthcoming
University of Cambridge Faculty of Law Research Paper No. 50/2011

As preparation for a chapter in a book on international criminal procedural law, this working paper analyses the... more As preparation for a chapter in a book on international criminal procedural law, this working paper analyses the jurisdictional arrangements between international criminal tribunals and domestic courts.

Since ‘exclusive’, ‘concurrent’, ‘primary’ and ‘complementary’ jurisdiction do not exist in the abstract, it reviews the relevant provisions and the case law of the Nuremberg and Tokyo tribunals, tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda, the International Criminal Court and the so-called ‘mixed tribunals’. On the basis of this analysis the conclusion suggests some hypotheses on the potential of various jurisdictional arrangements to serve as a conduit for channelling rules of criminal procedure to national jurisdictions. They could do so by providing circumstances in which the international tribunal may compel a state to defer to its jurisdiction, may exercise its jurisdiction and may refer proceedings to national jurisdictions that depend on particular features of the domestic justice system.

Collection, analysis and exchange of DNA data in the European Union

by Rosanna Belfiore

published in New Journal of European Criminal Law (3) 2011, pp. 317-337

The present article provides a general overview of the relevant legislation concerning collection, analysis and... more The present article provides a general overview of the relevant legislation concerning collection, analysis and exchange of DNA data throughout the EU. While collection and analysis of biological materials for the purpose of obtaining DNA profiles have been mainly left to national legislations, which have, however, assimilated internationally recognised profiling techniques, exchange of DNA profiles thereby obtained has been made the object of several EU measures, some generally dealing with exchange of information and data, others expressly devoted to DNA data exchange. In the light of this overview, the aim of this article is to discuss whether the current legislative framework is adequate for promoting swifter and more effective police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters within the EU.

When “No” means “Yes” and “Yes” means Harm: Gender, Sexuality and Sadomasochism Criminality’

by Annette Houlihan

published in Tulane Journal of Law & Sexuality: A Review of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Legal Issues (2011) Vol 20 31

Gli strumenti di scambio dei profili DNA nell'Unione europea, nella fase investigativa

by Rosanna Belfiore

published in Cassazione penale (11) 2011, pp. 4049-4063

La legislazione UE in materia di scambio di dati genetici nella fase delle indagini penali si è arricchita, nel corso... more La legislazione UE in materia di scambio di dati genetici nella fase delle indagini penali si è arricchita, nel corso del tempo, di nuovi strumenti, alcuni genericamente volti a disciplinare lo scambio di informazioni e dati, altri specificatamente dedicati allo scambio di profili DNA. L’A. si propone di fornire una ricognizione critica di questi strumenti, adottati nell’ambito della cooperazione di polizia e giudiziaria, sottolineando i risvolti più problematici che scaturiscono dalla circolazione di dati così sensibili.

Society is Entitled to But One Satisfaction: Ne bis in idem and Jurisdiction Questions in the Gabe Watson Case

by Melanie O'Brien

Published in Crime, Justice, and Social Democracy, Conference Proceedings, Queensland University of Technology, (Brisbane, 26-28 September 2011), pp. 61-78..

The case of Gabe Watson, termed by the media ‘The Honeymoon Killer’, is well-known in Australia and the US. Watson, an... more The case of Gabe Watson, termed by the media ‘The Honeymoon Killer’, is well-known in Australia and the US. Watson, an American, was accused of the murder of his wife on their honeymoon while they were scuba-diving on the Great Barrier Reef. He was subsequently convicted of manslaughter, served 18 months in an Australian prison, and was deported to the US. Upon arrival in the US, Watson was extradited from California to Alabama, where he is awaiting trial on charges of murder and kidnapping.
This paper will examine two potential serious human rights violations that the impending trial of Watson presents: ne bis in idem, and extra-territorial jurisdiction. While Australia avoided violating international law by deporting rather than extraditing Watson, the first concern is that the US state of Alabama is seeking to try Watson for conduct he was already convicted of by an Australian court. The second issue is whether a state of the USA has the jurisdiction to try one of their nationals for conduct committed in the territory of Australia. An analysis of this specific case and its charges will be presented in the context of the Australian, US, and international application of extra-territorial jurisdiction and the ne bis in idem principle.