Chambers
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Chambers are judicial divisions within the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda responsible for conducting trials and issuing legal judgments on cases related to the Rwandan genocide.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chambers canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
judicial division
ⓘ
organ of an international court ⓘ |
| aim |
contribute to national reconciliation in Rwanda
ⓘ
contribute to restoration and maintenance of peace in Rwanda and the region ⓘ |
| appliesLaw |
Rules of Procedure and Evidence of the ICTR
ⓘ
Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda ⓘ |
| appliesPrinciple |
command responsibility
ⓘ
fair trial rights ⓘ individual criminal responsibility ⓘ non-retroactivity of criminal law ⓘ presumption of innocence ⓘ protection of victims and witnesses ⓘ |
| composedOf |
Appeals Chamber
ⓘ
Trial Chambers ⓘ |
| decidesOn |
motions challenging jurisdiction
ⓘ
motions for joinder or severance of indictments ⓘ motions for protective measures for witnesses ⓘ motions for provisional release ⓘ motions for review of judgment ⓘ |
| establishedBy | United Nations Security Council ⓘ |
| establishedUnder |
UN Security Council Resolution 955
ⓘ
surface form:
UN Security Council Resolution 955 (1994)
|
| function |
conduct trials of persons accused before the ICTR
ⓘ
determine guilt or innocence of accused persons ⓘ ensure protection of victims and witnesses ⓘ hear appeals from Trial Chambers (for the Appeals Chamber) ⓘ impose sentences on convicted persons ⓘ interpret and apply the ICTR Statute ⓘ issue judgments in first instance ⓘ protect the rights of the accused ⓘ rule on admissibility of evidence ⓘ rule on preliminary motions and procedural matters ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
Rwandan citizens responsible for such crimes in neighboring States
ⓘ
crimes against humanity ⓘ genocide ⓘ serious violations of international humanitarian law committed in Rwanda in 1994 ⓘ war crimes ⓘ |
| hasMember |
ad litem judges of the ICTR
ⓘ
permanent judges of the ICTR ⓘ |
| hearsCasesRelatedTo |
1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda
ⓘ
mass atrocities committed in Rwanda in 1994 ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| legalNature | subsidiary organ of the UN Security Council (through the ICTR) ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Arusha, Tanzania ⓘ |
| partOf | International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda ⓘ |
| worksWith |
Office of the Prosecutor (ICTR)
ⓘ
Registry of the ICTR ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.