International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals

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United Nations judicial body international court subsidiary organ of the United Nations Security Council

The International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals is a UN judicial body tasked with carrying out the remaining essential functions of the ad hoc international criminal tribunals for Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia, including trials, appeals, and enforcement of sentences.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals canonical	7
Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals Appeals Chamber	2
Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals Registry	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2053518 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals
Context triple: [International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, successorBody, International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals]

A. Association of International Criminal Law Institutions
The Association of International Criminal Law Institutions is an umbrella organization that brings together key international criminal justice bodies and related institutions to promote cooperation, dialogue, and the development of international criminal law.
B. Rules of Procedure and Evidence of the International Criminal Court
The Rules of Procedure and Evidence of the International Criminal Court are a comprehensive legal framework that governs how the Court conducts its investigations, trials, and appeals, detailing the rights of participants and the handling of evidence in cases of international crimes.
C. Judicial Divisions of the International Criminal Court
The Judicial Divisions of the International Criminal Court are the court’s three branches of judges—Pre-Trial, Trial, and Appeals—responsible for conducting proceedings and delivering decisions in cases of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and aggression.
D. Registry of the International Criminal Court
The Registry of the International Criminal Court is the administrative organ responsible for the Court’s non-judicial functions, including support to judges, counsel, victims, and witnesses, and the overall management of court services.
E. Preparatory Committee on the Establishment of an International Criminal Court
The Preparatory Committee on the Establishment of an International Criminal Court was a UN body tasked with drafting and negotiating the foundational legal framework that led to the creation of the International Criminal Court.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals
Target entity description: The International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals is a UN judicial body tasked with carrying out the remaining essential functions of the ad hoc international criminal tribunals for Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia, including trials, appeals, and enforcement of sentences.

A. Association of International Criminal Law Institutions
The Association of International Criminal Law Institutions is an umbrella organization that brings together key international criminal justice bodies and related institutions to promote cooperation, dialogue, and the development of international criminal law.
B. Rules of Procedure and Evidence of the International Criminal Court
The Rules of Procedure and Evidence of the International Criminal Court are a comprehensive legal framework that governs how the Court conducts its investigations, trials, and appeals, detailing the rights of participants and the handling of evidence in cases of international crimes.
C. Judicial Divisions of the International Criminal Court
The Judicial Divisions of the International Criminal Court are the court’s three branches of judges—Pre-Trial, Trial, and Appeals—responsible for conducting proceedings and delivering decisions in cases of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and aggression.
D. Registry of the International Criminal Court
The Registry of the International Criminal Court is the administrative organ responsible for the Court’s non-judicial functions, including support to judges, counsel, victims, and witnesses, and the overall management of court services.
E. Preparatory Committee on the Establishment of an International Criminal Court
The Preparatory Committee on the Establishment of an International Criminal Court was a UN body tasked with drafting and negotiating the foundational legal framework that led to the creation of the International Criminal Court.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United Nations judicial body ⓘ international court ⓘ subsidiary organ of the United Nations Security Council ⓘ
aim	combat impunity for serious violations of international humanitarian law ⓘ
archivesInclude	records of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda ⓘ records of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia ⓘ
branch	Arusha branch ⓘ Hague branch ⓘ
country	international ⓘ
dateCreated	2010-12-22 ⓘ
designedToBe	small and temporary structure ⓘ
foundedBy	United Nations Security Council ⓘ
function	assistance to national jurisdictions ⓘ conduct trials of fugitives indicted by ICTR and ICTY ⓘ enforcement of sentences ⓘ hear appeals from decisions of ICTR and ICTY ⓘ hear appeals from decisions of the Mechanism itself ⓘ management of archives of ICTR and ICTY ⓘ protection of victims and witnesses ⓘ review of judgments ⓘ
governedBy	Statute of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals ⓘ
hasOrgan	Chambers ⓘ Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia ⓘ surface form: Office of the Prosecutor Registry ⓘ
hasPresident	Carmel Agius ⓘ
hasProsecutor	Serge Brammertz ⓘ
hasRegistrar	Abubacarr Marie Tambadou ⓘ
hasSeat	Arusha, Tanzania ⓘ surface form: Arusha The Hague ⓘ
jurisdictionOver	crimes against humanity ⓘ genocide ⓘ war crimes ⓘ
language	English ⓘ French ⓘ
legalBasis	United Nations Security Council Resolution 1966 (2010) ⓘ
locatedIn	Arusha, Tanzania ⓘ surface form: Arusha, United Republic of Tanzania The Hague ⓘ surface form: The Hague, Netherlands
mandate	carry out remaining essential functions of the ICTR and ICTY ⓘ
parentOrganization	United Nations ⓘ
predecessor	International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda ⓘ International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia ⓘ
shortName	IRMCT ⓘ the Mechanism ⓘ
startOfOperations	2012-07-01 ⓘ
subjectMatterJurisdiction	same subject-matter jurisdiction as ICTR and ICTY ⓘ
temporalJurisdiction	same temporal jurisdiction as ICTR and ICTY ⓘ
typeOfLaw	international criminal law ⓘ
website	https://www.irmct.org/ ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda → successorBody → International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals ⓘ

International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda → archivesTransferredTo → International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals ⓘ

International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia → successorInstitution → International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals ⓘ

Arusha, Tanzania → hostTo → International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals ⓘ

Ratko Mladić → sentenceConfirmedBy → International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals ⓘ

Registry → successorBody → International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals ⓘ

subject surface form: Registry of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda

this entity surface form: Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals Registry

Appeals Chamber → succeededBy → International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals ⓘ

subject surface form: Appeals Chamber (ICTR)

this entity surface form: Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals Appeals Chamber

Hassan Bubacar Jallow → employer → International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals ⓘ

Trial Chamber I of the ICTY → successorBodyForResidualMatters → International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals ⓘ

Appeals Chamber of the ICTY → succeededBy → International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals ⓘ