Justice and the Judiciary

Georghios M. Pikis, LLB (1960), London University, Barrister at Law, Grays Inn, formerly President of the Supreme Court of Cyprus and Judge of the International Criminal Court. He has published extensively on constitutionalism, human rights and criminal law, including “The Rome Statute for the International Criminal Court” (MNP, 2010).

• Dedication; Acknowledgments; PREFACE;PART I JUSTICE1. Introduction2. Justice 3. Justice and the Law4. Justice and Human Rights5. Justice and Human Nature6. Justice and Constitutionalism7. Justice and Morality8. Justice and Peace9. Justice in Daily Life10. Justice and Politics PART II THE JUDICIARY11. Object and Purpose12. The Mission of the Judiciary13. Criminal Law14. Revisional Jurisdiction15. Constitutional Jurisdiction16. Judges17. Fair Trial 18. The Requisites of a Fair Trial19. Selection of Judges20. International Judiciary 21. Exercise of Judicial Duties22. Administration of Justice within a reasonable time23. Fact-Finding process24. Evaluation of Reasonableness of time25. Elements of a Reasoned Judgment26. Standard of Proof in Criminal Cases27. Joinder of Offences – Joinder of Offenders28. Reasoning of Judgment in Trials before Judge and Jury29. Sentence Reasoning 30. Burden of Proof in Civil cases31. Punishment of Crime32. Procedural Rules33. Epilogue 34. IndexAnnex