Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia

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The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia is the chief legal officer responsible for investigating and prosecuting individuals accused of serious violations of international humanitarian law committed during the conflicts in the former Yugoslavia.

All labels observed (2)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf legal office ⓘ
position in an international court ⓘ
prosecutorial position ⓘ
appliesLaw Geneva Conventions ⓘ
ICTY Statute ⓘ
customary international law ⓘ
international humanitarian law ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia ⓘ
appointedBy United Nations Secretary-General ⓘ
United Nations Security Council ⓘ
cooperatesWith International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda Prosecutor ⓘ
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights ⓘ
national prosecutorial authorities ⓘ
country United Nations ⓘ
hasDuty appeal decisions before the Appeals Chamber of the ICTY ⓘ
investigate serious violations of international humanitarian law in the former Yugoslavia ⓘ
prepare indictments ⓘ
present cases before the Trial Chambers of the ICTY ⓘ
prosecute individuals responsible for serious violations of international humanitarian law in the former Yugoslavia ⓘ
hasPower collect evidence ⓘ
conduct investigations ex officio ⓘ
question suspects, victims and witnesses ⓘ
request the issuance of arrest warrants ⓘ
seek state cooperation in investigations and prosecutions ⓘ
hasRole chief legal officer of the ICTY ⓘ
chief prosecutor of the ICTY ⓘ
hasSubordinate Deputy Prosecutor of the ICTY ⓘ
appeals counsel of the Office of the Prosecutor ⓘ
investigators of the Office of the Prosecutor ⓘ
trial attorneys of the Office of the Prosecutor ⓘ
independentFrom ICTY Chambers in investigative decisions ⓘ
national governments of the former Yugoslavia ⓘ
states involved in the conflict ⓘ
jurisdictionOver crimes against humanity ⓘ
genocide ⓘ
grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions ⓘ
violations of the laws or customs of war ⓘ
war crimes ⓘ
jurisdictionTemporal crimes committed since 1 January 1991 ⓘ
jurisdictionTerritorial territory of the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ⓘ
legalAuthority Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia ⓘ
legalBasis Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations ⓘ
United Nations Security Council Resolution 827 ⓘ
locatedIn Netherlands ⓘ
officeHousedIn ICTY premises in The Hague ⓘ
partOf International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia ⓘ
reportsTo United Nations Security Council ⓘ
seat The Hague ⓘ
successorOffice Prosecutor of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

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

UN Security Council Resolution 1534 → requestsReportsFrom → Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia ⓘ
Serge Brammertz → positionHeld → Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia ⓘ
linked to: Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia