Specialist Chambers for Kosovo

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The Specialist Chambers for Kosovo is a Hague-based court established to prosecute alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity related to the Kosovo conflict, particularly those attributed to former Kosovo Liberation Army members.

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Specialist Chambers for Kosovo canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hybrid court
international court
war crimes tribunal
aimsTo address impunity for serious crimes committed during the Kosovo conflict
ensure fair and impartial trials for crimes related to the Kosovo conflict
appliesTo crimes related to the Kosovo conflict
coexistsWith domestic courts of Kosovo
cooperatesWith European Union
Netherlands
country Kosovo
designedAs court applying Kosovo law in line with international human rights standards
establishedBy Assembly of Kosovo
focusesOn alleged crimes by former Kosovo Liberation Army members
fundedBy European Union member states
handlesCasesInvolving senior former Kosovo Liberation Army officials
hasAbbreviation KSC
hasComponent Specialist Prosecutor’s Office
hasDetentionFacilityIn The Hague
hasFeature international staff
internationally appointed judges
victim participation mechanisms
witness protection measures
hasOfficialName Kosovo Specialist Chambers
Specialist Chambers and Specialist Prosecutor’s Office
independentFrom Kosovo executive branch
Kosovo regular judiciary
jurisdiction crimes against humanity
crimes under Kosovo law incorporating international criminal law
war crimes
language Albanian
English
Serbian
legalBasis Constitutional amendments of Kosovo
Kosovo Specialist Chambers
surface form: Law on Specialist Chambers and Specialist Prosecutor’s Office of Kosovo
locatedIn Netherlands
The Hague
mandate investigate and prosecute serious crimes committed during and after the Kosovo conflict
relatedTo Kosovo Specialist Chambers
surface form: Kosovo Specialist Prosecutor’s Office

Kosovo War
surface form: Kosovo conflict

international criminal justice
seat Netherlands
The Hague
subjectMatter crimes against humanity under international law
other serious crimes under Kosovo law related to the conflict
war crimes under international humanitarian law
temporalJurisdiction period during and after the 1998–1999 Kosovo conflict
typeOf court within the Kosovo judicial system seated outside Kosovo

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Kosovo Liberation Army investigatedBy Specialist Chambers for Kosovo
Kosovo Specialist Chambers alsoKnownAs Specialist Chambers for Kosovo