ABSTRACT
This chapter provides a brief historical sketch of the work of two defense lawyers, Otto Kranzbuhler and US Army Captain A. Frank Reel. It provides a short overview of their courtroom strategies and the outcomes of the trials in which they were involved. The chapter provides a sense of the structural and procedural context in which they worked, the obstacles they and other counsel like them faced in preparing and presenting their defenses, and the lessons that might be learned from their common experiences. It provides a framework and some tentative conclusions as to the impact of structures for the provision of defense services on the ability of particular defense lawyers to perform their duties, particularly in the highly charged context of international and war crimes trials. The chapter concludes with some alarming systemic implications for the provision of assigned defense counsel in future international and war crimes prosecutions, particularly in the International Criminal Court.
