Witness Satisfaction: Findings from The Witness Satisfaction Survey 2002

Witnesses in the special court for Sierra Leone: The importance of the witness–lawyer relationship

“…Angle et al, 2002;Stover, 2005). Stover (2005) describes in detail the importance to Prosecution witnesses who testified in the ICTY of clear and open communication, particularly with their prosecutors and investigators.…”

“…A positive experience of testifying was closely related to being well prepared by prosecutors and investigators. In a domestic setting, Angle et al (2002) found that one of the strongest predictors of dissatisfaction among witnesses is the extent to which they felt intimidated by the process or environment. Writers and researchers in this area (e.g.…”

The Victim-Witness Experience in the Special Court For Sierra Leone

“…A positive experience of testifying was closely related to being well-prepared by prosecutors and investigators. In a domestic setting, Angle et al (2002) found that one of the strongest predictors of dissatisfaction among witnesses is the extent to which they felt intimidated by the process or environment. Writers 282 and researchers in this area (e.g.…”

“…Sonis et al, 1999), and have claimed that the practice of granting amnesty to perpetrators who testified in the South African Truth & Reconciliation Commission limited the extent to which those who testified benefited from the process (Byrne, 2004;Kaminer et al, 2001;Kagee, 2006). In domestic court settings, the perceived fairness of the verdict has been found to strongly predict satisfaction with the overall process (Angle et al, 2002).…”

“…This has been referred to in various contexts, including the ICTY (Stover, 2005;Wald, 2002), the South African TRC (Sonis et al, 1999;Byrne, 2004), and in domestic court settings (Angle et al, 2002). In all cases, the belief that they have been treated with respect and appreciation is said to be one of the strongest predictors of witness satisfaction with the experience of testifying.…”