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Mixed tribunals

National and internationals judge together

Mixed tribunals are judicial institutions that combine elements of national and international law to try the most serious crimes (war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide, etc.). They are established by agreements between national governments and international institutions, typically the United Nations. Their aim is to ensure fair and impartial trials and to strengthen the rule of law in the concerned countries. Justice Info covers the prosecutions and trials conducted before these mixed tribunals.

Khieu Samphan (the last Khmer Rouge on trial), close-up during his trial in Cambodia.

Khieu Samphan, the last Khmer rouge

Khieu Samphan, 91, was found guilty of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes on September 22 by the Appeals Chamber of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia. The former Khmer Rouge leader is the last of a handful of senior officials prosecuted before this mixed tribunal for one of the greatest crimes […]

By Thierry Cruvellier

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Sign, during a demonstration, reading

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3 prisoners in orange jumpsuits are sitting in the Special Criminal Court (Central African Republic). Magistrates, policemen, video camera.

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A man holds a picture of Rafiq Hariri in his hands

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Hassan Bouba, Ali Darassa and other UPC rebels are gathered around a table

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Salih Mustapha in the dock of the accused

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Buildings of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, near The Hague in the Netherlands

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Massaquoi's trial (Frontpage Africa newspaper)

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With president Thaçi and three former KLA in the dock, Kosovo Chambers can start

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