Prosecutor v. Jean Kambanda
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Prosecutor v. Jean Kambanda is a landmark international criminal case in which former Rwandan Prime Minister Jean Kambanda was convicted and sentenced for his role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Prosecutor v. Jean Kambanda canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2053511 — 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: Prosecutor v. Jean Kambanda Context triple: [International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, notableCase, Prosecutor v. Jean Kambanda]
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Prosecutor v. Jean-Paul Akayesu
Prosecutor v. Jean-Paul Akayesu is a landmark international criminal case in which a Rwandan mayor was convicted of genocide and crimes against humanity, notably establishing rape as an act of genocide.
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Prosecutor v. Thomas Lubanga Dyilo
Prosecutor v. Thomas Lubanga Dyilo is the landmark International Criminal Court case in which Congolese militia leader Thomas Lubanga was tried and convicted for the war crime of enlisting and conscripting child soldiers.
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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.
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Rivonia Trial
The Rivonia Trial was a landmark 1963–1964 South African court case in which Nelson Mandela and other anti-apartheid leaders were prosecuted and ultimately sentenced to long prison terms for sabotage and related charges, drawing global attention to the struggle against apartheid.
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Prosecutor v. Krstić (ICTY)
Prosecutor v. Krstić (ICTY) is a landmark judgment of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia that established the Srebrenica massacre as an act of genocide and clarified key legal standards for prosecuting genocide under international law.
- 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: Prosecutor v. Jean Kambanda Target entity description: Prosecutor v. Jean Kambanda is a landmark international criminal case in which former Rwandan Prime Minister Jean Kambanda was convicted and sentenced for his role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
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A.
Prosecutor v. Jean-Paul Akayesu
Prosecutor v. Jean-Paul Akayesu is a landmark international criminal case in which a Rwandan mayor was convicted of genocide and crimes against humanity, notably establishing rape as an act of genocide.
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B.
Prosecutor v. Thomas Lubanga Dyilo
Prosecutor v. Thomas Lubanga Dyilo is the landmark International Criminal Court case in which Congolese militia leader Thomas Lubanga was tried and convicted for the war crime of enlisting and conscripting child soldiers.
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C.
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.
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D.
Rivonia Trial
The Rivonia Trial was a landmark 1963–1964 South African court case in which Nelson Mandela and other anti-apartheid leaders were prosecuted and ultimately sentenced to long prison terms for sabotage and related charges, drawing global attention to the struggle against apartheid.
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E.
Prosecutor v. Krstić (ICTY)
Prosecutor v. Krstić (ICTY) is a landmark judgment of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia that established the Srebrenica massacre as an act of genocide and clarified key legal standards for prosecuting genocide under international law.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ICTR case
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genocide trial ⓘ international criminal case ⓘ |
| appealHeardBy | ICTR Appeals Chamber ⓘ |
| appealJudgmentDate | 2000-10-19 ⓘ |
| appealLodgedBy | Jean Kambanda ⓘ |
| appealOutcome | conviction and sentence affirmed ⓘ |
| charge |
complicity in genocide
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conspiracy to commit genocide ⓘ crimes against humanity (extermination) ⓘ crimes against humanity (murder) ⓘ direct and public incitement to commit genocide ⓘ genocide ⓘ serious violations of Article 3 common to the Geneva Conventions and of Additional Protocol II ⓘ |
| countryOfCourt | Tanzania ⓘ |
| courtFinding |
abuse of authority as Prime Minister to promote genocide
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failure to prevent and punish genocide ⓘ individual criminal responsibility for genocide ⓘ participation in distribution of weapons used in massacres ⓘ |
| dateOfGuiltyPlea | 1998-04-29 ⓘ |
| dateOfJudgment | 1998-09-04 ⓘ |
| defendant | Jean Kambanda ⓘ |
| defendantPositionAtTimeOfCrimes |
Prime Minister of the Interim Government of Rwanda
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head of government of Rwanda ⓘ |
| heardBy |
ICTR Trial Chamber I
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International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings |
English
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French ⓘ |
| legalSignificance |
first conviction for genocide by an international court
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first head of government convicted of genocide by an international tribunal ⓘ landmark case on guilty pleas in international criminal law ⓘ |
| legalSystem | international criminal law ⓘ |
| placeOfCrimes | Rwanda ⓘ |
| plea | guilty ⓘ |
| pleaToCharge |
guilty to crimes against humanity
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guilty to genocide ⓘ guilty to serious violations of Article 3 common to the Geneva Conventions and of Additional Protocol II ⓘ |
| prosecutor |
Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
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linked to:
Office of the Prosecutor (ICTR)
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| relatedTo | Rwandan genocide ⓘ |
| seatOfCourt | Arusha, Tanzania ⓘ |
| sentence | life imprisonment ⓘ |
| sentencingDate | 1998-09-04 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
1994 Rwandan genocide
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crimes against humanity ⓘ genocide ⓘ war crimes ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfCrimes | 1994 ⓘ |
| UNResolutionBasis |
United Nations Security Council Resolution 955
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linked to:
UN Security Council Resolution 955
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| verdict | guilty ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Prosecutor v. Jean Kambanda Description of subject: Prosecutor v. Jean Kambanda is a landmark international criminal case in which former Rwandan Prime Minister Jean Kambanda was convicted and sentenced for his role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Chambers of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
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Prosecutor v. Jean Kambanda
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