“Crimes against international law are committed by men, not by abstract entities, and only by punishing individuals who commit such crimes can the provisions of international law be enforced.” The sources of international criminal law o National law - National legislation - National jurisprudence o International law - Treaties defining international crimes. Sep 01, 2003 An Introduction to the Law of International Criminal Tribunals: A Comparative Study (International and Comparative Criminal Law Series) Geert-Jan Knoops on Amazon.com.FREE. shipping on qualifying offers. This is the first textbook to provide a comprehensive overview and practical guide to the law and practice of international criminal tribunals.
International criminal tribunals are temporary ( ad hoc) or permanent courts convened for the purpose of deciding cases arising under. Examples of international criminal tribunals include:., including the International Military Tribunal and the Subsequent Nuremberg Trials, established in 1945 to prosecute those responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity in WWII;.
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The International Military Tribunal for the Far East (Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal), convened in May 1946;.;.;., established in November 1996 to prosecute war crimes and crimes against humanity arising from the Civil War in Sierra Leone;.
For the first time in history, an international tribunal - the ICTR - delivered verdicts against persons responsible for committing genocide. The ICTR was also the first institution to recognise rape as a means of perpetrating genocide.The United Nations established the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda to 'prosecute persons responsible for genocide and other serious violations of international humanitarian law committed in the territory of Rwanda and neighbouring States, between 1 January 1994 and 31 December 1994'. The Tribunal is located in Arusha, Tanzania, and has offices in Kigali, Rwanda. Its Appeals Chamber is located in The Hague, Netherlands.