ICTR Appeals Chamber

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international criminal appeals chamber judicial organ

The ICTR Appeals Chamber was the highest judicial body of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, responsible for hearing appeals against trial judgments in cases concerning the 1994 Rwandan genocide.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Appeals Chamber of the ICTR	2
Appeals Chamber (ICTR)	1
ICTR Appeals Chamber canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9554377 — 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.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: ICTR Appeals Chamber
Context triple: [Prosecutor v. Jean Kambanda, appealHeardBy, ICTR Appeals Chamber]

A. ICTR Trial Chamber I
ICTR Trial Chamber I was a judicial division of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda responsible for hearing and adjudicating cases related to the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
B. Trial Chamber I of the ICTR
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.
C. Appeals Chamber of the ICTY
The Appeals Chamber of the ICTY was the judicial body of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia responsible for hearing and deciding appeals from its trial judgments and sentences.
D. International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda was a UN-established court mandated to prosecute individuals responsible for genocide and other serious violations of international humanitarian law committed in Rwanda in 1994.
E. International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia was a UN court established to prosecute individuals responsible for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide committed during the conflicts in the Balkans in the 1990s.
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: ICTR Appeals Chamber
Target entity description: The ICTR Appeals Chamber was the highest judicial body of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, responsible for hearing appeals against trial judgments in cases concerning the 1994 Rwandan genocide.

A. ICTR Trial Chamber I
ICTR Trial Chamber I was a judicial division of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda responsible for hearing and adjudicating cases related to the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
B. Trial Chamber I of the ICTR
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.
C. Appeals Chamber of the ICTY
The Appeals Chamber of the ICTY was the judicial body of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia responsible for hearing and deciding appeals from its trial judgments and sentences.
D. International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda was a UN-established court mandated to prosecute individuals responsible for genocide and other serious violations of international humanitarian law committed in Rwanda in 1994.
E. International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia was a UN court established to prosecute individuals responsible for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide committed during the conflicts in the Balkans in the 1990s.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	international criminal appeals chamber ⓘ judicial organ ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda GENERATED ⓘ
can	affirm trial judgments GENERATED ⓘ order retrials in exceptional circumstances GENERATED ⓘ reverse trial judgments GENERATED ⓘ revise sentences GENERATED ⓘ
canIssue	appeals judgments GENERATED ⓘ separate and dissenting opinions by judges GENERATED ⓘ
ceasedToFunctionWith	closure of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda ⓘ
decidesBy	majority vote GENERATED ⓘ
establishedBy	United Nations Security Council GENERATED ⓘ
establishedByInstrument	United Nations Security Council Resolution 955 GENERATED ⓘ
establishedInYear	1994 GENERATED ⓘ
function	hear appeals against trial judgments GENERATED ⓘ review convictions and acquittals GENERATED ⓘ review sentences GENERATED ⓘ
hasNumberOfJudges	7 GENERATED ⓘ
hearsAppealsFrom	Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda GENERATED ⓘ convicted persons GENERATED ⓘ
languageOfProceedings	English GENERATED ⓘ French GENERATED ⓘ
legalBasis	Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda GENERATED ⓘ
legalSubjectMatter	crimes against humanity GENERATED ⓘ crimes committed during the 1994 Rwandan genocide GENERATED ⓘ genocide GENERATED ⓘ war crimes GENERATED ⓘ
locatedIn	Arusha GENERATED ⓘ Tanzania GENERATED ⓘ
mandate	ensure consistency and correctness of ICTR case law GENERATED ⓘ guarantee fair trial rights at appellate level GENERATED ⓘ
parentOrganization	United Nations ⓘ
partOf	International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda GENERATED ⓘ
reviews	final judgments of ICTR Trial Chambers GENERATED ⓘ
reviewsDecisionsOf	ICTR Trial Chambers GENERATED ⓘ
role	highest judicial body of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda GENERATED ⓘ
sharesAppealsChamberWith	International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia GENERATED ⓘ
standardOfReview	discernible errors of fact GENERATED ⓘ errors of law GENERATED ⓘ
subjectTo	United Nations Charter GENERATED ⓘ
successorBody	International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals Appeals Chamber GENERATED ⓘ
temporalJurisdiction	crimes committed in 1994 GENERATED ⓘ
territorialJurisdiction	territory of Rwanda GENERATED ⓘ territory of neighbouring States for certain crimes GENERATED ⓘ
typeOfCourt	ad hoc international criminal tribunal appeals chamber GENERATED ⓘ
usesProceduralLaw	ICTR Rules of Procedure and Evidence GENERATED ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

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

Trial Chambers → subjectToReviewBy → ICTR Appeals Chamber ⓘ

subject surface form: Trial Chambers (ICTR)

this entity surface form: Appeals Chamber (ICTR)

Prosecutor v. Jean Kambanda → appealHeardBy → ICTR Appeals Chamber ⓘ

Prosecutor v. Théoneste Bagosora → appealChamber → ICTR Appeals Chamber ⓘ

this entity surface form: Appeals Chamber of the ICTR

Appeals Chamber of the ICTY → locatedInSameBuildingAs → ICTR Appeals Chamber ⓘ