Trial Chambers

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Trial Chambers are judicial divisions within the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda responsible for conducting trials and issuing judgments in cases involving genocide and other serious violations of international humanitarian law.

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All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Trial Chambers canonical 2

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf judicial division
organ of an international criminal tribunal
aimsTo contribute to national reconciliation in Rwanda
end impunity for serious international crimes in Rwanda
appliesLaw Additional Protocols to the Geneva Conventions
Geneva Conventions
Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
customary international law
international humanitarian law
appliesProceduralInstrument Rules of Procedure and Evidence of the ICTR
surface form: ICTR Rules of Procedure and Evidence
canOrder detention of accused
production of documents
protective measures for witnesses
subpoenas for witnesses
composedOf ad litem judges
permanent judges
createdBy United Nations Security Council
createdUnderResolution UN Security Council Resolution 955
establishedInYear 1994
function admit and evaluate evidence
conduct trials
determine guilt or innocence of accused
ensure fair trial rights
hear witness testimony
impose sentences
interpret the ICTR Rules of Procedure and Evidence
interpret the ICTR Statute
issue judgments
manage trial proceedings
rule on motions and objections
geographicalJurisdiction territory of Rwanda
territory of neighbouring States for related serious violations
hasJurisdictionOver crimes against humanity
genocide
serious violations of international humanitarian law
war crimes
headedBy presiding judge
languageOfProceedings English
French
locatedInCountry Tanzania
locatedInJurisdiction Arusha, Tanzania
surface form: Arusha
numberOfJudgesPerChamber 3
partOf International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
personalJurisdiction natural persons
relatedTo Office of the Prosecutor (ICTR)
Registry (ICTR)
subjectToReviewBy ICTR Appeals Chamber
surface form: Appeals Chamber (ICTR)
temporalJurisdiction 1 January 1994 to 31 December 1994
triesPersonsAccusedOf genocide in Rwanda
serious violations of international humanitarian law committed in Rwanda

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Chambers composedOf Trial Chambers
subject surface form: Chambers (ICTR)