Criminal procedure manual

The Rules of Procedure and Evidence are an instrument for the application of the Rome Statute

Criminal procedure is the way in which substantive law is applied

It is the way upon which the prosecution conducts its case, also the way in which the courts handle criminal matters that are within their jurisdiction

It is also the modality upon which criminal justice is put into effect

1The overriding objective, which is at the heart of the Criminal Procedure Rules (CrimPR), is that criminal cases be dealt with justly

2 The presumption of innocence and a robust adversarial process are essential features of the legal tradition in England and Wales and of the defendants right to a fair trial