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The Rwanda Tribunal

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 March 2004

Roy S. Lee
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Abstract

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The Rwanda Tribunal is an independent judicial institution established by the Security Council under Chapter VII of the UN Charter. It is the first international court having competence to prosecute and punish individuals for egregious crimes committed during an internal armed conflict. While the Government of Rwanda was a member of the Security Council and participated in the negotiations regarding the creation of the Tribunal, there were significant differences of opinion between it and the Council regarding the Tribunal's jurisdiction and competence. This article discusses the special features of the Rwanda Tribunal, as compared to the Yugoslavia Tribunal.

Keywords

genocideinternational humanitarian lawjurisdictionRwanda TribunalSecurity Council
Type
LEADING ARTICLES
Information
Leiden Journal of International Law , Volume 9 , Issue 1 , March 1996 , pp. 37 - 61
Copyright
© 1996 Kluwer Law International