Rules of Procedure and Evidence of the ICTR

E805635

rules of procedure and evidence subsidiary legal instrument

The Rules of Procedure and Evidence of the ICTR are the comprehensive legal framework governing how the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda conducts its investigations, trials, and appeals in prosecuting genocide and other serious violations of international humanitarian law.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Rules of Procedure and Evidence of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda	2
ICTR Rules of Procedure and Evidence	1
Rules of Procedure and Evidence of the ICTR canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9536845 — 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.

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Target entity: Rules of Procedure and Evidence of the ICTR
Context triple: [Chambers (ICTR), appliesLaw, Rules of Procedure and Evidence of the ICTR]

A. Rules of Procedure and Evidence of the International Criminal Court
The Rules of Procedure and Evidence of the International Criminal Court are a comprehensive legal framework that governs how the Court conducts its investigations, trials, and appeals, detailing the rights of participants and the handling of evidence in cases of international crimes.
B. Preparatory Committee on the Establishment of an International Criminal Court
The Preparatory Committee on the Establishment of an International Criminal Court was a UN body tasked with drafting and negotiating the foundational legal framework that led to the creation of the International Criminal Court.
C. Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
The Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia is the foundational legal instrument adopted by the UN Security Council that established the tribunal’s jurisdiction, structure, and procedures for prosecuting serious violations of international humanitarian law committed in the former Yugoslavia.
D. Court Management Section of the International Criminal Court
The Court Management Section of the International Criminal Court is the administrative unit responsible for organizing, maintaining, and managing court records, hearings, and related judicial support services for the ICC.
E. International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals
The International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals is a UN judicial body tasked with carrying out the remaining essential functions of the ad hoc international criminal tribunals for Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia, including trials, appeals, and enforcement of sentences.
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: Rules of Procedure and Evidence of the ICTR
Target entity description: The Rules of Procedure and Evidence of the ICTR are the comprehensive legal framework governing how the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda conducts its investigations, trials, and appeals in prosecuting genocide and other serious violations of international humanitarian law.

A. Rules of Procedure and Evidence of the International Criminal Court
The Rules of Procedure and Evidence of the International Criminal Court are a comprehensive legal framework that governs how the Court conducts its investigations, trials, and appeals, detailing the rights of participants and the handling of evidence in cases of international crimes.
B. Preparatory Committee on the Establishment of an International Criminal Court
The Preparatory Committee on the Establishment of an International Criminal Court was a UN body tasked with drafting and negotiating the foundational legal framework that led to the creation of the International Criminal Court.
C. Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
The Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia is the foundational legal instrument adopted by the UN Security Council that established the tribunal’s jurisdiction, structure, and procedures for prosecuting serious violations of international humanitarian law committed in the former Yugoslavia.
D. Court Management Section of the International Criminal Court
The Court Management Section of the International Criminal Court is the administrative unit responsible for organizing, maintaining, and managing court records, hearings, and related judicial support services for the ICC.
E. International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals
The International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals is a UN judicial body tasked with carrying out the remaining essential functions of the ad hoc international criminal tribunals for Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia, including trials, appeals, and enforcement of sentences.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	rules of procedure and evidence ⓘ subsidiary legal instrument ⓘ
adoptedAt	Arusha NERFINISHED ⓘ
adoptedBy	judges of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda ⓘ
adoptedOn	1995 ⓘ
amendedBy	plenary sessions of the judges of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda ⓘ
appliesTo	International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda NERFINISHED ⓘ prosecutions for crimes against humanity ⓘ prosecutions for genocide ⓘ prosecutions for serious violations of Additional Protocol II ⓘ prosecutions for serious violations of Article 3 common to the Geneva Conventions ⓘ
archivedBy	United Nations Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals NERFINISHED ⓘ
basedOn	Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda NERFINISHED ⓘ
bindingOn	Chambers of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda NERFINISHED ⓘ Defence counsel before the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda NERFINISHED ⓘ Prosecution of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda NERFINISHED ⓘ Registry of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda NERFINISHED ⓘ
contains	rules on admissibility and exclusion of evidence ⓘ rules on appeals ⓘ rules on contempt of the Tribunal ⓘ rules on detention and enforcement of sentences ⓘ rules on disclosure and inspection of evidence ⓘ rules on indictment and arrest ⓘ rules on protection of victims and witnesses ⓘ rules on review and reconsideration ⓘ rules on rights of the accused ⓘ rules on sentencing ⓘ rules on testimony of witnesses ⓘ
governs	admissibility of evidence before the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda ⓘ appeal proceedings before the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda ⓘ investigations before the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda ⓘ pre-trial proceedings before the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda ⓘ protection of victims and witnesses before the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda ⓘ review and revision proceedings before the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda ⓘ trial proceedings before the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda ⓘ
influenced	Rules of Procedure and Evidence of the Special Court for Sierra Leone NERFINISHED ⓘ practice of later international criminal tribunals ⓘ
influencedBy	Rules of Procedure and Evidence of the ICTY NERFINISHED ⓘ
jurisdictionalScope	Rwandan citizens responsible for such crimes in neighbouring States ⓘ crimes committed in Rwanda in 1994 ⓘ
language	English ⓘ French ⓘ
legalBasis	Article 14 of the Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda ⓘ
relatedTo	United Nations Security Council Resolution 955 NERFINISHED ⓘ
status	no longer applied after closure of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda ⓘ
subjectMatter	international criminal evidence law ⓘ international criminal procedure ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

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

Chambers → appliesLaw → Rules of Procedure and Evidence of the ICTR ⓘ

subject surface form: Chambers (ICTR)

Registry → governedBy → Rules of Procedure and Evidence of the ICTR ⓘ

subject surface form: Registry of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda

this entity surface form: Rules of Procedure and Evidence of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda

Trial Chambers → appliesProceduralInstrument → Rules of Procedure and Evidence of the ICTR ⓘ

subject surface form: Trial Chambers (ICTR)

this entity surface form: ICTR Rules of Procedure and Evidence

Appeals Chamber → appliesLaw → Rules of Procedure and Evidence of the ICTR ⓘ

subject surface form: Appeals Chamber (ICTR)