Appeals Chamber of the ICTY

E408795

appeals chamber judicial body

The Appeals Chamber of the ICTY was the judicial body of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia responsible for hearing and deciding appeals from its trial judgments and sentences.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
ICTY Appeals Chamber	2
Appeals Chamber (ICTY)	1
Appeals Chamber of the ICTY canonical	1
Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3998733 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Appeals Chamber of the ICTY
Context triple: [Prosecutor v. Krstić (ICTY), appealsChamber, Appeals Chamber of the ICTY]

A. International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia was a UN court established to prosecute individuals responsible for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide committed during the conflicts in the Balkans in the 1990s.
B. Appeals Chamber
The Appeals Chamber is the judicial body of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda responsible for reviewing and ruling on appeals against trial judgments and sentences.
C. Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
The Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia was the independent organ responsible for investigating and prosecuting individuals for serious violations of international humanitarian law committed during the conflicts in the former Yugoslavia.
D. International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda was a UN-established court mandated to prosecute individuals responsible for genocide and other serious violations of international humanitarian law committed in Rwanda in 1994.
E. International Criminal Court
The International Criminal Court is a permanent international tribunal that prosecutes individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Appeals Chamber of the ICTY
Target entity description: The Appeals Chamber of the ICTY was the judicial body of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia responsible for hearing and deciding appeals from its trial judgments and sentences.

A. International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia was a UN court established to prosecute individuals responsible for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide committed during the conflicts in the Balkans in the 1990s.
B. Appeals Chamber
The Appeals Chamber is the judicial body of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda responsible for reviewing and ruling on appeals against trial judgments and sentences.
C. Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
The Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia was the independent organ responsible for investigating and prosecuting individuals for serious violations of international humanitarian law committed during the conflicts in the former Yugoslavia.
D. International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda was a UN-established court mandated to prosecute individuals responsible for genocide and other serious violations of international humanitarian law committed in Rwanda in 1994.
E. International Criminal Court
The International Criminal Court is a permanent international tribunal that prosecutes individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	appeals chamber ⓘ judicial body ⓘ
applies	ICTY Rules of Procedure and Evidence ⓘ Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia ⓘ surface form: ICTY Statute customary international law ⓘ international humanitarian law ⓘ
appliesTo	sentences of the ICTY ⓘ trial judgments of the ICTY ⓘ
can	affirm trial judgments ⓘ remand cases to Trial Chambers ⓘ reverse trial judgments ⓘ revise trial judgments ⓘ
composition	permanent judges of the ICTY ⓘ
createdBy	United Nations Security Council ⓘ
decidesOn	acquittals ⓘ convictions ⓘ sentences ⓘ
dissolvedWith	closure of the ICTY ⓘ
hasNoFurtherAppealTo	any higher international court ⓘ
hearsAppealsFrom	Chambers of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia ⓘ surface form: Trial Chambers of the ICTY
jurisdiction	International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia ⓘ
language	English ⓘ French ⓘ
legalBasis	Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia ⓘ UN Security Council Resolution 827 ⓘ surface form: United Nations Security Council Resolution 827
levelOfCourt	second instance ⓘ
locatedIn	Netherlands ⓘ The Hague ⓘ
locatedInSameBuildingAs	ICTR Appeals Chamber ⓘ surface form: Appeals Chamber of the ICTR
maySitAs	panel of five judges ⓘ
parentOrganization	United Nations ⓘ
partOf	International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia ⓘ
proceduralLaw	ICTY Rules of Procedure and Evidence ⓘ surface form: Rules of Procedure and Evidence of the ICTY
reviews	legality of convictions ⓘ proportionality of sentences ⓘ
role	deciding appeals ⓘ hearing appeals ⓘ
sharesAppealsChamberWith	International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda ⓘ
standardOfReview	errors of fact ⓘ errors of law ⓘ errors of procedure ⓘ
subjectMatter	crimes against humanity ⓘ genocide ⓘ serious violations of the laws or customs of war ⓘ war crimes ⓘ
succeededBy	International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals ⓘ surface form: Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals Appeals Chamber
supervises	consistency of ICTY case law ⓘ
timePeriod	1990s ⓘ 2000s ⓘ 2010s ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Prosecutor v. Krstić (ICTY) → appealsChamber → Appeals Chamber of the ICTY ⓘ

Ante Gotovina → acquittedBy → Appeals Chamber of the ICTY ⓘ

this entity surface form: ICTY Appeals Chamber

Trial Chambers → subjectToReviewBy → Appeals Chamber of the ICTY ⓘ

subject surface form: Trial Chambers (ICTY)

this entity surface form: Appeals Chamber (ICTY)

Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia → establishesOrgan → Appeals Chamber of the ICTY ⓘ

this entity surface form: Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia

Trial Chamber I of the ICTY → appealsFromDecisions → Appeals Chamber of the ICTY ⓘ