Trial Chamber I of the ICTR
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Trial Chamber I of the ICTR was one of the first-instance judicial divisions of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, responsible for hearing and deciding genocide and crimes against humanity cases, including the landmark Akayesu trial.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Trial Chamber I of the ICTR canonical | 2 |
| Trial Chambers of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9537263 — 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: Trial Chamber I of the ICTR Context triple: [Prosecutor v. Jean-Paul Akayesu, benchType, Trial Chamber I of the ICTR]
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Trial Chamber I of the ICTY
Trial Chamber I of the ICTY was one of the first-instance judicial chambers of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, responsible for conducting trials and issuing judgments in cases involving serious violations of international humanitarian law.
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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.
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C.
Registry of the ICTR
The Registry of the ICTR is the administrative organ of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda responsible for providing legal, logistical, and support services to its judicial chambers and prosecution.
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Prosecutor v. Théoneste Bagosora
Prosecutor v. Théoneste Bagosora is a landmark international criminal case in which a former Rwandan military officer was tried and convicted for his central role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
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E.
Prosecutor v. Jean Kambanda
Prosecutor v. Jean Kambanda is a landmark international criminal case in which former Rwandan Prime Minister Jean Kambanda was convicted and sentenced for his role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
- 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: Trial Chamber I of the ICTR Target entity description: Trial Chamber I of the ICTR was one of the first-instance judicial divisions of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, responsible for hearing and deciding genocide and crimes against humanity cases, including the landmark Akayesu trial.
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A.
Trial Chamber I of the ICTY
Trial Chamber I of the ICTY was one of the first-instance judicial chambers of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, responsible for conducting trials and issuing judgments in cases involving serious violations of international humanitarian law.
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B.
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.
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C.
Registry of the ICTR
The Registry of the ICTR is the administrative organ of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda responsible for providing legal, logistical, and support services to its judicial chambers and prosecution.
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D.
Prosecutor v. Théoneste Bagosora
Prosecutor v. Théoneste Bagosora is a landmark international criminal case in which a former Rwandan military officer was tried and convicted for his central role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
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E.
Prosecutor v. Jean Kambanda
Prosecutor v. Jean Kambanda is a landmark international criminal case in which former Rwandan Prime Minister Jean Kambanda was convicted and sentenced for his role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
first-instance judicial body
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trial chamber ⓘ |
| adjudicativeFunction | determine guilt or innocence of accused persons ⓘ |
| appealsTo | Appeals Chamber of the ICTR NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesLaw |
Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
NERFINISHED
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international criminal law ⓘ international humanitarian law ⓘ |
| canImpose | imprisonment ⓘ |
| cannotImpose | death penalty ⓘ |
| composition | professional judges ⓘ |
| createdBy | United Nations Security Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| decided | Akayesu judgment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedFor | Rwandan genocide cases ⓘ |
| focus | individual criminal responsibility ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| hearsCasesAtFirstInstance | yes ⓘ |
| issues |
interlocutory decisions
ⓘ
judgments ⓘ sentencing decisions ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
crimes against humanity
ⓘ
genocide ⓘ war crimes ⓘ |
| legalBasis | United Nations Security Council Resolution 955 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalSystem | international ⓘ |
| level | trial ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Arusha, Tanzania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mandate | prosecute persons responsible for genocide and other serious violations of international humanitarian law committed in the territory of Rwanda and Rwandan citizens responsible for such acts committed in the territory of neighbouring States ⓘ |
| notableCase | Prosecutor v. Jean-Paul Akayesu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | United Nations ⓘ |
| partOf | International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| proceduralLaw | Rules of Procedure and Evidence of the ICTR NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfCrimes |
Rwanda
NERFINISHED
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neighbouring States to Rwanda ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Rwandan genocide of 1994 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sharesAppealsChamberWith | International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significanceOfCase |
Akayesu judgment was the first international conviction for genocide by an international court
NERFINISHED
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Akayesu judgment was the first international judgment to recognize rape and sexual violence as acts of genocide under certain conditions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| standardOfProof | beyond reasonable doubt ⓘ |
| subjectMatterJurisdiction |
crimes against humanity
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genocide ⓘ violations of Article 3 common to the Geneva Conventions and of Additional Protocol II ⓘ |
| temporalJurisdiction | 1 January 1994 – 31 December 1994 ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfActivity |
2000s
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late 1990s ⓘ |
| typeOfProceedings | criminal ⓘ |
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Subject: Trial Chamber I of the ICTR Description of subject: Trial Chamber I of the ICTR was one of the first-instance judicial divisions of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, responsible for hearing and deciding genocide and crimes against humanity cases, including the landmark Akayesu trial.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Appeals Chamber (ICTR)
this entity surface form:
Trial Chambers of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda