On Friday, 21 December 2018, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) elected Judge Yusuf Aksar of Turkey to the judicial roster of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism).

Judge Aksar has been a Member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration since 2016 and an ad hoc Judge of the European Court of Human Rights since 2015. He is also currently serving as a Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Law of the Maltepe University in Istanbul, Turkey.

The International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism) received a visit from the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Belgium to Tanzania, His Excellency Peter Van Acker, at the premises of the Mechanism’s Arusha branch on Wednesday, 12 December 2018.

Representatives from the Mechanism’s three organs warmly welcomed the Belgian Ambassador, provided an overview of the functions and structure of the Mechanism and thanked the Government of Belgium for its support to the Mechanism and its work.

Prosecutor Serge Brammertz of the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT) today addressed the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).

He began by providing an update regarding cases transferred from the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia: the appeals in Karadžić and Mladić, and the retrial in Stanišić and Simatović.

The President of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism), Judge Theodor Meron, today presented his final report to the United Nations Security Council (Council) as President of the Mechanism, highlighting the most notable developments in the Mechanism’s work.

The Registrar of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism), Mr. Olufemi Elias, today at the premises of the Mechanism in The Hague, opened the exhibition entitled ‘Multilingual Justice from Nuremberg to The Hague’, highlighting the work of interpreters in international criminal justice.

On Thursday, 6 December 2018, the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism), received a delegation of 156 cadets from the Tanzanian Military Academy, Monduli, at the premises of the Mechanism’s Arusha branch.

Today, 5 December 2018, the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals’ (Mechanism) Rules Governing the Detention of Persons Awaiting Trial or Appeal before the Mechanism or Otherwise Detained on the Authority of the Mechanism (Rules of Detention), adopted by President Theodor Meron on 5 November 2018, enter into force.

On Saturday 24 November 2018, the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism) hosted the finals of the 18th Annual International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) All Africa IHL Competition at the Mechanism's premises in Lakilaki, Arusha, the United Republic of Tanzania.

The President of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism), Judge Theodor Meron, concluded his final visit to Serbia today with a meeting with the Serbian Prime Minister, Ms. Ana Brnabić.

The President of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism), Judge Theodor Meron, will be on an official visit to Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), and Croatia from 19 to 22 November 2018.

The official visit commences in Serbia, where President Meron will meet with the Serbian Prime Minister, Ms. Ana Brnabić, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Ivica Dačić and with the Minister of Justice, Ms. Nela Kuburović, on 19 and 20 November in Serbia.