A Critical Analysis of the Position of Hearsay Evidence in the ICC

Abstract

Since the ICC exercises jurisdiction on crimes that take place in a territory alien to the Court, and since at times there is a difficulty in obtaining direct witness testimonies, then at times the only evidence that can be ascertained is ‘hearsay evidence’. This paper analyzes how hearsay evidence is brought into the court. After making the reader aware of the ICC’s position on hearsay, the paper seeks to establish the ill effects of admittance of hearsay at the ICC.