Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda

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The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda is the chief legal officer responsible for investigating and prosecuting individuals accused of genocide and other serious violations of international humanitarian law committed in Rwanda in 1994.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legal office
position in an international court
prosecutorial authority
appliesToJurisdiction Rwanda
appointedBy United Nations Security Council
basedOnInstrument Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
cooperatesWith United Nations member states
national prosecuting authorities
createdBy United Nations Security Council
createdByResolution United Nations Security Council Resolution 955
focusesOnCrimes crimes against humanity
genocide
war crimes
hasLegalMandate investigate genocide committed in Rwanda in 1994
investigate serious violations of international humanitarian law committed in Rwanda in 1994
prosecute genocide committed in Rwanda in 1994
prosecute serious violations of international humanitarian law committed in Rwanda in 1994
hasNature international civil servant
hasObjective contribute to national reconciliation in Rwanda
end impunity for serious violations of international humanitarian law in Rwanda
hasPower appeal decisions before the Appeals Chamber
initiate investigations
prepare indictments
present cases before the Trial Chambers
hasResponsibility ensure prosecution of persons responsible for crimes against humanity in Rwanda
ensure prosecution of persons responsible for genocide in Rwanda
ensure prosecution of persons responsible for war crimes in Rwanda
protect witnesses and victims in the course of investigations and prosecutions
hasSeatIn Arusha
linked to: Arusha, Tanzania

Tanzania
isChiefLegalOfficerOf International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
isIndependentFrom national governments
parties to the proceedings
languageOfWork English
French
mustActInAccordanceWith Rules of Procedure and Evidence of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
partOf International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
reportsTo International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
United Nations Security Council
requires established competence in criminal law or international law
high moral character
subjectToOversightBy United Nations General Assembly (administrative and budgetary matters)
United Nations Security Council
temporalJurisdiction 1994
territorialJurisdiction territory of Rwanda
territory of neighboring states for crimes by Rwandan citizens
worksWith Judges of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
Registrar of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda

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UN Security Council Resolution 955 establishesOrgan Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
Richard Goldstone positionHeld Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
linked to: Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
UN Security Council Resolution 1534 requestsReportsFrom Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
ICTR Statute createsOrgan Prosecutor of the ICTR
linked to: Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
Office of the Prosecutor (ICTR) headedBy Prosecutor of the ICTR
linked to: Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
ICTR Appeals Chamber hearsAppealsFrom Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia cooperatesWith International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda Prosecutor
linked to: Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda