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Has the ICC become a kangaroo court?

It is an established doctrine that a criminal trial anywhere, and in particular in countries where common law prevails, must be heard on the basis of enacted law and rules of evidence as at the time of the alleged offence.

Procedural rules under which the trial takes place may well be changed but evidential rules cannot, indeed must not, be altered to the detriment of an accused.

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