Trial Chamber I of the ICTR

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Trial Chamber I of the ICTR was one of the first-instance judicial divisions of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, responsible for hearing and deciding genocide and crimes against humanity cases, including the landmark Akayesu trial.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf first-instance judicial body
trial chamber
adjudicativeFunction determine guilt or innocence of accused persons
appealsTo Appeals Chamber of the ICTR NERFINISHED
appliesLaw Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda NERFINISHED
international criminal law
international humanitarian law
canImpose imprisonment
cannotImpose death penalty
composition professional judges
createdBy United Nations Security Council NERFINISHED
decided Akayesu judgment NERFINISHED
establishedFor Rwandan genocide cases
focus individual criminal responsibility
hasLanguage English
French
hearsCasesAtFirstInstance yes
issues interlocutory decisions
judgments
sentencing decisions
jurisdiction crimes against humanity
genocide
war crimes
legalBasis United Nations Security Council Resolution 955 NERFINISHED
legalSystem international
level trial
locatedIn Arusha, Tanzania NERFINISHED
mandate prosecute persons responsible for genocide and other serious violations of international humanitarian law committed in the territory of Rwanda and Rwandan citizens responsible for such acts committed in the territory of neighbouring States
notableCase Prosecutor v. Jean-Paul Akayesu NERFINISHED
parentOrganization United Nations
partOf International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda NERFINISHED
proceduralLaw Rules of Procedure and Evidence of the ICTR NERFINISHED
regionOfCrimes Rwanda NERFINISHED
neighbouring States to Rwanda
relatedTo Rwandan genocide of 1994 NERFINISHED
sharesAppealsChamberWith International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia NERFINISHED
significanceOfCase Akayesu judgment was the first international conviction for genocide by an international court NERFINISHED
Akayesu judgment was the first international judgment to recognize rape and sexual violence as acts of genocide under certain conditions NERFINISHED
standardOfProof beyond reasonable doubt
subjectMatterJurisdiction crimes against humanity
genocide
violations of Article 3 common to the Geneva Conventions and of Additional Protocol II
temporalJurisdiction 1 January 1994 – 31 December 1994
timePeriodOfActivity 2000s
late 1990s
typeOfProceedings criminal

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Description of subject: Trial Chamber I of the ICTR was one of the first-instance judicial divisions of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, responsible for hearing and deciding genocide and crimes against humanity cases, including the landmark Akayesu trial.

Referenced by (3)

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Appeals Chamber hearsAppealsFrom Trial Chamber I of the ICTR
subject surface form: Appeals Chamber (ICTR)
this entity surface form: Trial Chambers of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
Prosecutor v. Jean-Paul Akayesu benchType Trial Chamber I of the ICTR
Prosecutor v. Théoneste Bagosora courtChamber Trial Chamber I of the ICTR