Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda

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The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda is the chief legal officer responsible for investigating and prosecuting individuals accused of genocide and other serious violations of international humanitarian law committed in Rwanda in 1994.

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf legal office ⓘ
position in an international court ⓘ
prosecutorial authority ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Rwanda ⓘ
appointedBy United Nations Security Council ⓘ
basedOnInstrument Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda ⓘ
cooperatesWith United Nations member states ⓘ
national prosecuting authorities ⓘ
createdBy United Nations Security Council ⓘ
createdByResolution United Nations Security Council Resolution 955 ⓘ
focusesOnCrimes crimes against humanity ⓘ
genocide ⓘ
war crimes ⓘ
hasLegalMandate investigate genocide committed in Rwanda in 1994 ⓘ
investigate serious violations of international humanitarian law committed in Rwanda in 1994 ⓘ
prosecute genocide committed in Rwanda in 1994 ⓘ
prosecute serious violations of international humanitarian law committed in Rwanda in 1994 ⓘ
hasNature international civil servant ⓘ
hasObjective contribute to national reconciliation in Rwanda ⓘ
end impunity for serious violations of international humanitarian law in Rwanda ⓘ
hasPower appeal decisions before the Appeals Chamber ⓘ
initiate investigations ⓘ
prepare indictments ⓘ
present cases before the Trial Chambers ⓘ
hasResponsibility ensure prosecution of persons responsible for crimes against humanity in Rwanda ⓘ
ensure prosecution of persons responsible for genocide in Rwanda ⓘ
ensure prosecution of persons responsible for war crimes in Rwanda ⓘ
protect witnesses and victims in the course of investigations and prosecutions ⓘ
hasSeatIn Arusha ⓘ
linked to: Arusha, Tanzania

Tanzania ⓘ
isChiefLegalOfficerOf International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda ⓘ
isIndependentFrom national governments ⓘ
parties to the proceedings ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
French ⓘ
mustActInAccordanceWith Rules of Procedure and Evidence of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda ⓘ
Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda ⓘ
partOf International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda ⓘ
reportsTo International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda ⓘ
United Nations Security Council ⓘ
requires established competence in criminal law or international law ⓘ
high moral character ⓘ
subjectToOversightBy United Nations General Assembly (administrative and budgetary matters) ⓘ
United Nations Security Council ⓘ
temporalJurisdiction 1994 ⓘ
territorialJurisdiction territory of Rwanda ⓘ
territory of neighboring states for crimes by Rwandan citizens ⓘ
worksWith Judges of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda ⓘ
Registrar of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda ⓘ

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

UN Security Council Resolution 955 → establishesOrgan → Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda ⓘ
Richard Goldstone → positionHeld → Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda ⓘ
linked to: Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
UN Security Council Resolution 1534 → requestsReportsFrom → Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda ⓘ
ICTR Statute → createsOrgan → Prosecutor of the ICTR ⓘ
linked to: Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
Office of the Prosecutor (ICTR) → headedBy → Prosecutor of the ICTR ⓘ
linked to: Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
ICTR Appeals Chamber → hearsAppealsFrom → Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda ⓘ
Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia → cooperatesWith → International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda Prosecutor ⓘ
linked to: Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda