the Mechanism

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United Nations judicial body international criminal court subsidiary organ of the United Nations Security Council

The Mechanism is a United Nations judicial body that continues the essential functions of the international criminal tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda, including trials, appeals, and enforcement of sentences.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United Nations judicial body ⓘ international criminal court ⓘ subsidiary organ of the United Nations Security Council ⓘ
adoptionDateOfEstablishingResolution	2010-12-22 ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals NERFINISHED ⓘ Residual Mechanism NERFINISHED ⓘ
appliesLaw	international criminal law ⓘ international humanitarian law ⓘ
branch	Arusha branch NERFINISHED ⓘ Hague branch ⓘ
designedAs	small and temporary structure ⓘ
establishedBy	United Nations Security Council NERFINISHED ⓘ
establishedByResolution	UN Security Council Resolution 1966 NERFINISHED ⓘ
fullName	International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals NERFINISHED ⓘ
goal	ensure that the closure of the ICTY and ICTR does not lead to impunity ⓘ
hasFunction	assist national jurisdictions ⓘ conduct trials of residual cases ⓘ enforce sentences ⓘ handle contempt and false testimony proceedings ⓘ hear appeals ⓘ manage archives of the ICTY and ICTR ⓘ protect victims and witnesses ⓘ review judgments ⓘ supervise enforcement of sentences in states where convicted persons are imprisoned ⓘ track and prosecute remaining fugitives indicted by the ICTR ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver	serious violations of international humanitarian law committed in Rwanda and by Rwandan citizens in neighboring states in 1994 ⓘ serious violations of international humanitarian law committed in the territory of the former Yugoslavia since 1991 ⓘ
hasMandate	continue essential functions of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda ⓘ continue essential functions of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia ⓘ
hasSeat	Arusha NERFINISHED ⓘ The Hague NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasTypeOfCrimeJurisdiction	crimes against humanity ⓘ genocide ⓘ serious violations of Additional Protocol II ⓘ serious violations of Article 3 common to the Geneva Conventions ⓘ war crimes ⓘ
language	English ⓘ French ⓘ
legalBasis	Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn	Arusha, United Republic of Tanzania NERFINISHED ⓘ The Hague, Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ
parentOrganization	United Nations ⓘ
predecessor	International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda NERFINISHED ⓘ International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia NERFINISHED ⓘ
reportsTo	United Nations Security Council NERFINISHED ⓘ
shortName	IRMCT NERFINISHED ⓘ
startOfOperations	2012-07-01 ⓘ
website	https://www.irmct.org/ ⓘ

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International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals → shortName → the Mechanism ⓘ