Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia

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The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia is the chief legal officer responsible for investigating and prosecuting individuals accused of serious violations of international humanitarian law committed during the conflicts in the former Yugoslavia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legal office
position in an international court
prosecutorial position
appliesLaw Geneva Conventions
ICTY Statute
customary international law
international humanitarian law
appliesToJurisdiction International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
appointedBy United Nations Secretary-General
United Nations Security Council
cooperatesWith International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda Prosecutor
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
national prosecutorial authorities
country United Nations
hasDuty appeal decisions before the Appeals Chamber of the ICTY
investigate serious violations of international humanitarian law in the former Yugoslavia
prepare indictments
present cases before the Trial Chambers of the ICTY
prosecute individuals responsible for serious violations of international humanitarian law in the former Yugoslavia
hasPower collect evidence
conduct investigations ex officio
question suspects, victims and witnesses
request the issuance of arrest warrants
seek state cooperation in investigations and prosecutions
hasRole chief legal officer of the ICTY
chief prosecutor of the ICTY
hasSubordinate Deputy Prosecutor of the ICTY
appeals counsel of the Office of the Prosecutor
investigators of the Office of the Prosecutor
trial attorneys of the Office of the Prosecutor
independentFrom ICTY Chambers in investigative decisions
national governments of the former Yugoslavia
states involved in the conflict
jurisdictionOver crimes against humanity
genocide
grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions
violations of the laws or customs of war
war crimes
jurisdictionTemporal crimes committed since 1 January 1991
jurisdictionTerritorial territory of the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
legalAuthority Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
legalBasis Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations
United Nations Security Council Resolution 827
locatedIn Netherlands
officeHousedIn ICTY premises in The Hague
partOf International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
reportsTo United Nations Security Council
seat The Hague
successorOffice Prosecutor of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals

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UN Security Council Resolution 1534 requestsReportsFrom Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
Serge Brammertz positionHeld Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
linked to: Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia