Author

Lecturer of International Law, School of International Relations, Iran

Abstract

The parties to a case, before international Court of Justice, do have a broad freedom in presenting evidence, including hearsay evidence such as witness and expert witness. However, the Court will treat such hearsay evidence with particular cautious and only under certain circumstances will accord evidential weight to these documents. This article reviews those cases in which the parties relied on the evidence by witness or expert witness in order to sustain their own cases. The probative value of them is also analysed.

Keywords

- میرعباسی، سید باقر و سادات میدانی، سید حسین، دادرسی‌های بین‌المللی: دیوان بین‌المللی دادگستری در تئوری و عمل، انتشارات جنگل، چاپ اول 1384، چاپ دوم 1387. چاپ سوم 1389
- میرعباسی، سید باقر و سادات میدانی، سید حسین ، دادرسی‌های بین‌المللی: دیوان بین‌المللی دادگستری، مسائل روز، چکیدۀ آراء و اسناد، انتشارات جنگل، چاپ اول 1387 و چاپ دوم 1389
 
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