Chambers of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda

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The Chambers of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda are the judicial organs composed of international judges responsible for conducting trials and appeals related to genocide and other serious violations of international humanitarian law committed in Rwanda in 1994.

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf judicial organ
organ of an international criminal tribunal
aimsTo contribute to the restoration and maintenance of peace in Rwanda
ensure accountability for the 1994 genocide in Rwanda
appliesLaw international criminal law
international humanitarian law
appliesToEventsIn Rwanda
territory of neighbouring States
composedOf international judges
cooperatesWith International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia Appeals Chamber
Member States of the United Nations
Rwanda
createdBy United Nations Security Council
createdByInstrument United Nations Security Council Resolution 955
createdOn 1994-11-08
decidesOn appeals from judgments and decisions of Trial Chambers
indictments issued by the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
motions and preliminary objections
sentencing
hasComponent Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
Trial Chambers of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
hasFunction conduct appeals
conduct trials
determine individual criminal responsibility
hasJurisdictionOver Additional Protocol II to the Geneva Conventions
crimes against humanity
genocide
serious violations of Article 3 common to the Geneva Conventions
war crimes
hasLanguage English
French
hasNotableCase Prosecutor v. Jean Kambanda
Prosecutor v. Jean-Paul Akayesu
Prosecutor v. Théoneste Bagosora
hasNotableContribution jurisprudence on the definition of genocide
recognition of rape as an act of genocide and a crime against humanity
hasSeat Arusha
linked to: Arusha, Tanzania
hasTypeOfJudge ad litem judge
permanent judge
legalBasis Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
locatedIn Arusha
linked to: Arusha, Tanzania

United Republic of Tanzania
linked to: Tanzania
parentOrganization United Nations
partOf International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
subjectTo Rules of Procedure and Evidence of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
succeededBy International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals Chambers
temporalJurisdictionEnd 1994-12-31
temporalJurisdictionStart 1994-01-01
usesPrecedentFrom International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia

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Registry of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda supportsBody Chambers of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
subject linked to: Registry
Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda worksWith Judges of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
linked to: Chambers of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda establishes Chambers of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
Rules of Procedure and Evidence of the ICTR bindingOn Chambers of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
Registry of the ICTR serves judicial chambers of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
linked to: Chambers of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
Registry of the ICTR worksWith Chambers of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda