Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda

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The Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda is the foundational legal instrument established by the UN Security Council that defines the Tribunal’s jurisdiction, structure, and substantive and procedural rules for prosecuting those responsible for the 1994 Rwandan genocide and related serious violations of international humanitarian law.

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Label	Occurrences
Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda canonical	17
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda Statute	2
Article 4 of the Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda	1
Statute of the ICTR	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9536844 — 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.

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Target entity: Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
Context triple: [Chambers (ICTR), appliesLaw, Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda]

A. Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
The Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia is the foundational legal instrument adopted by the UN Security Council that established the tribunal’s jurisdiction, structure, and procedures for prosecuting serious violations of international humanitarian law committed in the former Yugoslavia.
B. 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.
C. Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court is the foundational international treaty that established the ICC and defines its jurisdiction over genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of 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. Prosecutor v. Jean-Paul Akayesu
Prosecutor v. Jean-Paul Akayesu is a landmark international criminal case in which a Rwandan mayor was convicted of genocide and crimes against humanity, notably establishing rape as an act of genocide.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
Target entity description: The Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda is the foundational legal instrument established by the UN Security Council that defines the Tribunal’s jurisdiction, structure, and substantive and procedural rules for prosecuting those responsible for the 1994 Rwandan genocide and related serious violations of international humanitarian law.

A. Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
The Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia is the foundational legal instrument adopted by the UN Security Council that established the tribunal’s jurisdiction, structure, and procedures for prosecuting serious violations of international humanitarian law committed in the former Yugoslavia.
B. 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.
C. Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court is the foundational international treaty that established the ICC and defines its jurisdiction over genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of 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. Prosecutor v. Jean-Paul Akayesu
Prosecutor v. Jean-Paul Akayesu is a landmark international criminal case in which a Rwandan mayor was convicted of genocide and crimes against humanity, notably establishing rape as an act of genocide.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United Nations document ⓘ founding treaty ⓘ international criminal tribunal statute ⓘ legal instrument ⓘ
adoptedBy	United Nations Security Council ⓘ
adoptedUnder	Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	ICTR Statute ⓘ
appliesTo	persons responsible for serious violations of international humanitarian law in Rwanda in 1994 ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda ⓘ
basedOn	Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia ⓘ
createdByInstrument	United Nations Security Council Resolution 955 ⓘ linked to: UN Security Council Resolution 955
dateOfAdoption	8 November 1994 ⓘ
defines	jurisdiction of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda ⓘ procedural rules framework for the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda ⓘ structure of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda ⓘ substantive law applicable before the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda ⓘ
establishedFor	prosecution of Rwandan citizens responsible for serious violations of international humanitarian law committed in neighboring States in 1994 ⓘ prosecution of other serious violations of international humanitarian law committed in Rwanda in 1994 ⓘ prosecution of persons responsible for the 1994 genocide in Rwanda ⓘ
establishes	Chambers of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda ⓘ Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda ⓘ linked to: Office of the Prosecutor (ICTR) Registry of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda ⓘ linked to: Registry of the ICTR
language	English ⓘ French ⓘ
legalBasisFor	International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda ⓘ
legalSystem	international law ⓘ
partOf	International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda ⓘ
providesFor	appointment of judges of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda ⓘ appointment of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda ⓘ cooperation and judicial assistance by States ⓘ enforcement of sentences in States designated by the United Nations ⓘ fair trial guarantees ⓘ individual criminal responsibility ⓘ non-applicability of statutory limitations to crimes within the Tribunal’s jurisdiction ⓘ penalties and sentencing framework ⓘ primacy of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda over national courts ⓘ prosecution of crimes against humanity ⓘ prosecution of genocide ⓘ prosecution of serious violations of Additional Protocol II to the Geneva Conventions ⓘ prosecution of serious violations of Article 3 common to the Geneva Conventions ⓘ rights of the accused before the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda ⓘ
subjectMatter	crimes against humanity ⓘ genocide ⓘ international criminal law ⓘ international humanitarian law ⓘ war crimes ⓘ
temporalJurisdiction	1 January 1994 to 31 December 1994 ⓘ
territorialJurisdiction	territory of Rwanda ⓘ territory of neighboring States for crimes committed by Rwandan citizens ⓘ

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

Chambers (ICTR) → appliesLaw → Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda ⓘ

subject linked to: Chambers

Registry of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda → governedBy → Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda ⓘ

subject linked to: Registry

Trial Chambers (ICTR) → appliesLaw → Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda ⓘ

subject linked to: Trial Chambers

Appeals Chamber (ICTR) → appliesLaw → Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda ⓘ

subject linked to: Appeals Chamber

Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia → relatedTo → Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda ⓘ

Article III of the Genocide Convention → influenced → Article 4 of the Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda ⓘ

linked to: Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda

ICTR Statute → fullName → Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda ⓘ

ICTR Statute → shortName → Statute of the ICTR ⓘ

linked to: Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda

UN Security Council Resolution 978 → relatedTo → International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda Statute ⓘ

linked to: Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda

Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda → basedOnInstrument → Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda ⓘ

Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda → mustActInAccordanceWith → Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda ⓘ

Rules of Procedure and Evidence of the ICTR → basedOn → Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda ⓘ

Registry of the ICTR → legalBasis → Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda ⓘ

ICTR Trial Chamber I → appliesLaw → Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda ⓘ

Chambers of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda → legalBasis → Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda ⓘ

Registrar of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda → legalBasis → Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda ⓘ

Trial Chamber I of the ICTR → appliesLaw → Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda ⓘ

Statute of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals → successorTo → Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda ⓘ

ICTR Appeals Chamber → legalBasis → Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda ⓘ

United Nations Security Council resolutions concerning the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda → establishes → International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda Statute ⓘ

linked to: Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda

President of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda → legalBasis → Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda ⓘ

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