International criminal tribunal for rwanda ictr chair members. The international criminal tribunal for rwanda is not the first of its kind. Pdf international criminal tribunal for rwanda zachary. Thornton brenda sue, the international criminal tribunal for rwanda. Ictr9844dt r decision on prosecutors urgent ex parte motion to vary. Two years ago, in late 1996, the rwandan parliament passed an organic law to govern the handling of. Statute of the international criminal tribunal for rwanda 2007 47 article 5. The international criminal tribunal for rwanda ictr was created by security council resolution 955 on november 8, 1994. Trahan is also responsible for compiling human rights watch s 2006 publication. The issue is whether, in light of an examination of joinder.
This lecture, delivered at the international criminal tribunal for rwanda in arusha, tanzania, considers the short, medium, and longterm legacy of the ictr. Varney joinder of offenses and joinder of defendants in light of relevant united states, british and canadian precedent. Introduction the united nations international criminal tribunal for rwanda ictr, was. Report of the international criminal tribunal for rwanda ictr. International criminal tribunal for rwanda tribunal penal international pour le rwanda trial chamber iii dennis c. During the past year, the tribunal marked its twentieth anniversary and continued to work towards closure and transfer its archives and residual. Urukiko mpanabyaha mpuzamahanga rwashyiriweho u rwanda was an international court established in november 1994 by the united nations security council in resolution 955 in order to judge people responsible for the rwandan genocide and other serious violations of. Brief statement of the issue and summary of conclusions. International criminal tribunal for rwanda tribunal penal international pour le rwanda trial cha.
Organization of the international tribunal for rwanda. Observations from the international criminal tribunal for rwanda this paper was written by whitney hough, a university of minnesota alumnus in 2008, i had the honor of visiting the international criminal tribunal for rwanda. The united nations international criminal tribunal for rwandaunictr was established at the end of 1994 with the security council mandate to prosecute. An analysis of the role of the international criminal tribunal for. List of people indicted in the international criminal. International criminal tribunal for rwanda ibunal penal international pour le rwanda cwmber 1 chambre or. Towards an international criminal court the international criminal tribunal for rwanda daphna shraga and ralph zacklin i. The tribunal has instead chosen to prosecute only hutu perpetrators, a move which the guardian condemns as victors justice. International criminal tribunal for rwanda tribunal penal international pour le rwanda appeals chamber before. Agwu okali the prosecutor versus jean kambanda case no ictr 97234 judgement and sentence. During its seventeenyear history, the ictr has made notable contributions to the development of international criminal law generally and has impacted the lives of thousands of. At any stage of the procedure, the international tribunal for rwanda may formally request national courts to defer to its competence in accordance with the present statute and the.
The contribution of the international criminal tribunal. International criminal tribunal for rwanda refworld. In fact, it is almost a branch of the international criminal tribunal for the former yugoslavia, established in 1993 4. On monday, the tribunal delivers its 45th and final. I attended as part of a study abroad program that focused on peace and conflict studies in the lake victoria basin. The international criminal tribunal for rwanda ictr. International criminal tribunal for rwanda how does law. The tribunal was established by the united nations security council after the. International criminal tribunal for rwanda tribunal penal. Unlike the nuremberg and tokyo tribunals, organized by the victors of wwii. Statute of the international criminal tribunal for rwanda 2007. Against augustin bizimana for the committed acts of genocide rwanda genocide i. Case law of the international criminal tribunal for rwanda.
The prosecutor of the international criminal tribunal for rwanda, pursuant to the authority stipulated in article 17 of the statute of the international criminal tribunal for rwanda the statute of the tribunal charges. The two tribunals share certain facilities and officers. International criminal tribunal for rwanda achievements. Christian davenport and allan stam 2009 the dallaire genocide fax by christopher black. Challenges ahead for the international criminal tribunal for rwanda purpose of the mission for some months now, relations between rwandan authorities and associations representing victims of the genocide and massacres committed in rwanda between october 1, 1990, and december 31, 1994, on the one hand. The ictr continues to develop a rich jurisprudence on ihl that will be examined in this study. International criminal tribunal for rwanda, rules of procedure and evidence, u. International criminal tribunal for rwanda reliefweb. Seven years after its establishment immediately following the genocide in rwanda, and more than four years since the beginning of the first trial, the international criminal tribunal for rwanda ictr, based at arusha, tanzania, has to date handed down verdicts on only nine individuals. The international criminal tribunal for rwanda by virginia b.
Observations from the international criminal tribunal for rwanda. Following the 1994 rwandan genocide, the united nations established an international criminal tribunal one of the. Documents united nations international criminal tribunal for. The international criminal tribunal for rwanda by virginia. Judge laity kama, presiding judge judge lennart aspegren judge navanethem pillay decision of. International criminal tribunal for rwanda wikipedia. Topical digests of the case law of the international criminal tribunal for rwanda and the international criminal tribunal for the former yugoslavia. The deputy prosecutor of the international criminal tribunal for rwanda andrea l. International criminal tribunal for rwanda, rules of. Ohchr statute of the international criminal tribunal for rwanda.
Its mandate includes the prosecution of crimes against humanity, genocide, and war crimes occurring between january 1. Observations from the international criminal tribunal for. Being the first international tribunal to convict a person of genocide, the first to recognise rape as an element of genocide, and to try a woman for the crime of genocide, the ictr jurisprudence will prove invaluable. Introduction formally in existence since november 1994, the international tribunal for rwanda has operated in the shadow of the international tribunal for the former yugoslavia since its inception. The international criminal tribunal for rwanda information. The rules, practice, and jurisprudence of international courts and tribunals, chiara giorgetti, ed. The international tribunal for rwanda shall have the power to prosecute persons responsible for serious violations of international humanitarian law committed in. The legacy of the international criminal tribunal for rwanda.
The purpose of this court is to prosecute those allegedly responsible for the 1994 rwandan genocide. Statute of the international tribunal for rwanda the security council, reaffirming all its previous resolutions on the situation in rwanda, having considered the reports of the secretarygeneral pursuant to paragraph 3 of resolution 935 1994 1 july 1994 s1994879 and s1994906, and having taken note of the reports of the special rapporteur. First, to organise a program of investigations that would give it a realistic chance to finish all its initial proceedings by 2008. International criminal tribunal for rwanda britannica. Rwanda crisis and genocide in case law of rwanda tribunal. International criminal tribunal for rwanda case no. Tribunal under articles 24 of the statute for the international tribunal for rwanda, statute. Dec 22, 2010 the international criminal tribunal of rwanda ictr confirms the arrest of former minister of planning, augustin ngirabatware, who is also the soninlaw of the ictrs most wanted person, felicien kabuga. The international criminal tribunal for rwanda december 8, 2011. The international tribunal for rwanda shall have the. Building on the work of an earlier generation of war crimes courts, these tribunals have developed a. As of this writing, that tribunal was scheduled to start winding down in late 2008, and coming to a. Edouard karemera mathieu ngirumpatse joseph nzirorera case no.
Ohchr statute of the international criminal tribunal for. Rwanda where all witnesses especially witnesses of gender. The legal basis for the establishment of the rwanda tribunal the debate which preceded the adoption of resolution 827 1993, on whether the security council had the power to establish an international tribunal by means of a. On the evening of 6 april 1994, the plane carrying juvenal habyarimana, the president of rwanda, and cyprien ntaryamira, the president of burundi, was shot down over kigali. The international criminal tribunal for rwanda has not indicted any members of the tutsi rwandan patriotic front, despite evidence of the organizations war crimes. Other articles where international criminal tribunal for rwanda is discussed. The international criminal tribunal for rwanda book. The tribunal is halfway through its mandate, and in the past eighteen months, a number of new trials have begun. Delayed justice icg africa report n 30, 7 june 2001 page iv mandate of the ictr to include crimes committed in the drc, or in burundi, as some have proposed. These rules of procedure and evidence, adopted pursuant to article 14 of the statute of the tribunal, shall come into force on 29 june l995. Decision on prosecutors request for referral of the case of ildephonse hategekimana to rwanda 19 june 2008 the prosecutor v. The international criminal tribunal for rwanda by robert d. The list of people indicted in the international criminal tribunal for rwanda includes all individuals who have been indicted on any counts of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, or contempt of the tribunal by the prosecutor of the international criminal tribunal for rwanda ictr pursuant to the statute of the tribunal. Sep 16, 2010 international criminal tribunal for rwanda tribunal penal international pour le rwanda trial cha.
Having been established by the security council acting under chapter vii of the charter of the united nations, the international criminal tribunal for the prosecution of persons responsible for genocide and other serious violations of international humanitarian law committed in the territory of rwanda and rwandan citizens responsible for. The international criminal tribunal for rwanda ictr faced an unprecedented challenge when it was established to address the crimes of a genocide that cost the lives of an estimated 800,000 tutsis and moderate hutus. Ngirabatware will be charged with a range of crimes, including genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. The cases international criminal tribunal for rwanda. As of this writing, that tribunal was scheduled to start winding down in late 2008, and coming to a close in 2010. International criminal tribunal for rwanda achievements and. Compared to the international criminal tribunal for the former yugoslavia icty, the ictr has suffered from international disinterest and a. Miller, from the international criminal tribunal for rwanda to the inter national criminal court. Decides hereby, having received the request of the government of rwanda s 19941115, to establish an international tribunal for the sole purpose of prosecuting. Report of the special rapporteur of the commission on human rights on the situation of. The international tribunal for rwanda shall ha ve the primacy over the national courts of all states.
One year ago, the international criminal tribunal for rwanda ictr was mired in trouble, under serious time constraint because of the firm date by which its work had to be finished. International criminal tribunal for rwanda ictr rwanda louise arbour was the chief prosecutor of the ictr and icty between 1996 and 2000. Ictr97341 case no ictr97301 the prosecutor against gratien kabiligi aloys ntabakuze amended indictment the prosecutor of the international criminal tribunal for rwanda, pursuant to the authority stipulated in article 17 of the statute of the international criminal. A report from the field, in journal of international affairs, vol. The international criminal tribunal for rwanda, located in arusha, tanzania, has authority to prosecute defendants for genocide and other serious violations of international humanitarian law that occurred in rwanda between january 1 and december 31, 1994. Byron, presiding emile francis short gberdao gustave kam adama dieng 18 may 2006 the prosecutor v. Amici recall that the full and fair prosecution of sexual violence, required by the tribunal statute and rules, is also within the mandate of the community of nations forged at the 1993 world conference on human rights. There are just over five years left for the international criminal tribunal for rwanda ictr to complete the mission conferred upon it by the united nations security council in november 1994. Personal jurisdiction the international tribunal for rwanda shall ha ve jurisdiction over natural persons pursuant to the provisions of the present statute. Statute of the international tribunal for rwanda as. Justice delayed original version in french executive summary and recommendations seven years after its establishment immediately following the genocide in rwanda, and more than four years since the beginning of the first trial, the international criminal tribunal for rwanda. Nov 07, 2014 on the evening of 6 april 1994, the plane carrying juvenal habyarimana, the president of rwanda, and cyprien ntaryamira, the president of burundi, was shot down over kigali.
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