Iraqi Special Tribunal
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The Iraqi Special Tribunal was a domestic court established after the 2003 invasion of Iraq to prosecute Saddam Hussein and other former regime officials for crimes against humanity, war crimes, and genocide.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Iraqi High Tribunal | 6 |
| Iraqi Special Tribunal canonical | 6 |
| Dujail trial of Saddam Hussein | 1 |
| Iraqi High Tribunal Anfal trial | 1 |
| Iraqi Special Criminal Tribunal | 1 |
| trial of Saddam Hussein | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T492516 — 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)
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Target entity: Iraqi Special Tribunal Context triple: [Saddam Hussein, triedBy, Iraqi Special Tribunal]
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A.
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda was a UN-established court mandated to prosecute individuals responsible for genocide and other serious violations of international humanitarian law committed in Rwanda in 1994.
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B.
International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia was a UN court established to prosecute individuals responsible for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide committed during the conflicts in the Balkans in the 1990s.
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C.
International Criminal Court
The International Criminal Court is a permanent international tribunal that prosecutes individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression.
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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.
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E.
International Military Tribunal for the Far East
The International Military Tribunal for the Far East was the Allied-led post–World War II war crimes court in Tokyo that prosecuted Japanese leaders for crimes against peace, war crimes, and crimes against humanity committed across Asia.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Iraqi Special Tribunal Target entity description: The Iraqi Special Tribunal was a domestic court established after the 2003 invasion of Iraq to prosecute Saddam Hussein and other former regime officials for crimes against humanity, war crimes, and genocide.
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A.
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda was a UN-established court mandated to prosecute individuals responsible for genocide and other serious violations of international humanitarian law committed in Rwanda in 1994.
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B.
International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia was a UN court established to prosecute individuals responsible for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide committed during the conflicts in the Balkans in the 1990s.
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C.
International Criminal Court
The International Criminal Court is a permanent international tribunal that prosecutes individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression.
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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.
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E.
International Military Tribunal for the Far East
The International Military Tribunal for the Far East was the Allied-led post–World War II war crimes court in Tokyo that prosecuted Japanese leaders for crimes against peace, war crimes, and crimes against humanity committed across Asia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
domestic tribunal
ⓘ
special court ⓘ war crimes tribunal ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Iraqi Special Tribunal
ⓘ
surface form:
Iraqi High Tribunal
Iraqi Special Tribunal ⓘ
surface form:
Iraqi Special Criminal Tribunal
|
| appliesTo |
Saddam Hussein
ⓘ
former Iraqi regime officials ⓘ |
| category |
Courts and tribunals established in the 2000s
ⓘ
Human rights in Iraq ⓘ Transitional justice in Iraq ⓘ |
| country | Iraq ⓘ |
| createdBy | Iraqi Governing Council ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
questions about independence
ⓘ
security concerns for judges and lawyers ⓘ use of death penalty ⓘ |
| establishedAfter |
Iraq War
ⓘ
surface form:
2003 invasion of Iraq
|
| focusesOnPeriod |
Ba'ath Party
ⓘ
surface form:
Ba'athist Iraq under Saddam Hussein
|
| hasChambers |
Appeals Chamber
ⓘ
Trial Chambers ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Investigative Judges
ⓘ
Prosecutor's Office ⓘ |
| hasDefendants |
Iraqi security services officials
ⓘ
senior Ba'ath Party officials ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Arabic
ⓘ
English ⓘ Kurdish ⓘ |
| influencedBy | international criminal law ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Iraq ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Statute of the Iraqi Special Tribunal ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Iraqi law ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Baghdad ⓘ |
| notableCase |
Al-Anfal campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
Anfal campaign trial
Iraqi Special Tribunal self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Dujail trial of Saddam Hussein
|
| purpose |
prosecute crimes against humanity
ⓘ
prosecute genocide ⓘ prosecute war crimes ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Iraqi Special Tribunal
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Iraqi High Tribunal
|
| seat | Baghdad ⓘ |
| subjectOf | international debate on transitional justice ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Coalition Provisional Authority
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| tried |
Awad Hamed al-Bandar
ⓘ
Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti ⓘ Saddam Hussein ⓘ Taha Yassin Ramadan ⓘ |
| typeOfCrimes |
crimes against humanity
ⓘ
genocide ⓘ war crimes ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Iraqi Special Tribunal Description of subject: The Iraqi Special Tribunal was a domestic court established after the 2003 invasion of Iraq to prosecute Saddam Hussein and other former regime officials for crimes against humanity, war crimes, and genocide.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Dujail trial of Saddam Hussein
this entity surface form:
Iraqi High Tribunal
this entity surface form:
Iraqi High Tribunal
this entity surface form:
Iraqi Special Criminal Tribunal
this entity surface form:
Iraqi High Tribunal
this entity surface form:
trial of Saddam Hussein
this entity surface form:
Iraqi High Tribunal
this entity surface form:
Iraqi High Tribunal Anfal trial
subject surface form:
Trial Chambers (Iraqi Special Tribunal)
this entity surface form:
Iraqi High Tribunal
this entity surface form:
Iraqi High Tribunal