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.
UN List of Suspected Congolese Civil War Criminals to Stay Secret
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights declared in Kinshasa on Thursday that his office’s data base on suspected perpetrators of serious crimes committed in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) from 1993 to 2003 will remain secret. He said this was because measures are lacking to protect victims and witnesses, but a senior UN […]
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