CONTENTS Foreword List of Abbreviations Introduction 9 11 13 Section I: Overview 17 Section II: First steps and initial considerations 25 Chapter 1 Trial-monitoring: purposes and basic principles 1.1 Trial-monitoring – a multifaceted tool 1.2 Basic principles underlying OSCE trial-monitoring programmes 1.2.1 Principle of non-intervention in the judicial process 1.2.2 Principle of objectivity 1.2.3 Principle of agreement 1.3 Limits of trial-monitoring Chapter 2 Conducting a preliminary assessment – identifying the aims and focus 2.1 What should the aims of the trial-monitoring programme be? 2.2 Evaluating in-country conditions and organizational capacities 2.2.1 In-country conditions 2.2.2 Organizational capacities and resources 2.3 Anticipating operational issues 2.3.1 Programme scale and duration 2.3.2 Access and focus 2.4 Drafting a programme paper 19 19 20 20 21 21 22 27 27 28 28 29 30 30 31 33 Chapter 3 Institutional models 3.1 Staff model 3.2 Project model 3.3 Comparison of staff and project models 3.4 Special-purpose projects 3.5 Domestic monitoring organizations or coalitions 35 35 37 38 40 41 Chapter 4 Programme structure and staffing issues 4.1 Trial-monitoring field structure and organization 4.2 Supervisory structure and responsibilities 4.2.1 Best practices for staffing a supervisory unit 4.3 Staffing legal analysts 45 45 47 48 48 Trial-Monitoring: A Reference Manual for Practitioners 5