Rules of Procedure and Evidence of the ICTR

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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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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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Appeals Chamber appliesLaw Rules of Procedure and Evidence of the ICTR
subject surface form: Appeals Chamber (ICTR)
this entity surface form: Rules of Procedure and Evidence of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
Chambers appliesLaw Rules of Procedure and Evidence of the ICTR
subject surface form: Chambers (ICTR)
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
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