ICTR Statute
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The ICTR Statute is the founding legal instrument that established the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda and defined its jurisdiction, structure, and applicable law for prosecuting serious violations of international humanitarian law committed in Rwanda in 1994.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
founding legal instrument
ⓘ
international tribunal statute ⓘ |
| adoptedBy | United Nations Security Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adoptedThrough | UN Security Council Resolution 955 (1994) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adoptionDate | 8 November 1994 ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
contribute to the process of national reconciliation in Rwanda
ⓘ
restore and maintain international peace and security in the region ⓘ |
| applicableLawIncludes |
Additional Protocol II of 1977
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide of 1948 NERFINISHED ⓘ Geneva Conventions of 1949 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createsOrgan |
Chambers of the ICTR
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Prosecutor of the ICTR NERFINISHED ⓘ Registry of the ICTR NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| definesCompositionOf |
Appeals Chamber of the ICTR
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Trial Chambers of the ICTR NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| definesCrime |
crimes against humanity
ⓘ
genocide ⓘ violations of Additional Protocol II to the Geneva Conventions ⓘ violations of Article 3 common to the Geneva Conventions ⓘ |
| definesJurisdictionOver |
Rwandan citizens responsible for serious violations of international humanitarian law in neighboring States
ⓘ
serious violations of international humanitarian law committed in Rwanda in 1994 ⓘ |
| enteredIntoForce | 8 November 1994 ⓘ |
| establishedBy | United Nations Security Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishes | International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excludesPenalty | death penalty ⓘ |
| fullName | Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| legalBasis | United Nations Charter Chapter VII NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| providesFor |
command responsibility
ⓘ
fair and expeditious trial ⓘ individual criminal responsibility ⓘ non-applicability of official capacity as a defense ⓘ non-applicability of statutory limitations ⓘ penalties including imprisonment ⓘ prosecution of persons responsible for genocide and other serious violations of international humanitarian law ⓘ protection of victims and witnesses ⓘ rights of the accused ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Rwandan genocide of 1994 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sharesAppealsChamberWith | International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortName | Statute of the ICTR NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
crimes against humanity
ⓘ
genocide ⓘ international criminal law ⓘ international humanitarian law ⓘ war crimes ⓘ |
| temporalJurisdiction | 1 January 1994 to 31 December 1994 ⓘ |
| territorialJurisdiction |
territory of Rwanda
ⓘ
territory of neighboring States for crimes committed by Rwandan citizens ⓘ |
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