The Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism) today launched an online exhibition that provides insight into the suffering of children during the Rwandan genocide in 1994 and the conflicts in the former Yugoslavia in the 1990s.
Over 900 visitors were welcomed yesterday by the Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism or MICT) and the International Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) as part of the tenth International Open Day, organized by the Municipality of The Hague.
The President of the Mechanism, Judge Theodor Meron, provided an overview of the Mechanism’s mandate and important innovations in the organization’s structure and practices during his opening remarks.
The Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (MICT) and the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) will open their doors to the public on Sunday, 24 September 2017, as part of The Hague International Open Day. The event will take place from 11:00 to 17:00 at their shared premises, at Churchillplein 1 in The Hague.
On 29 August 2017, the current and former chief prosecutors of international criminal tribunals issued their 10th annual Chautauqua Declaration. The Declaration canvases current issues in international criminal justice and calls upon members of the international community to take concrete steps to keep the spirit of the Nuremberg Principles alive.
On 2 and 3 August 2017, the ICTY/MICT Office of the Prosecutor hosted the first visit of Prosecutor Snežana Stanojković, the Chief War Crimes Prosecutor of Serbia.
Prosecutor Stanojković met with ICTY/MICT Prosecutor Brammertz, her office's EU-MICT Liaison Prosecutor and ICTY/MICT OTP staff. Prosecutor Brammertz and Prosecutor Stanojković discussed the status of war crimes justice in Serbia and the work of the Serbian War Crimes Prosecutor's Office (WCPO), as well as regional judicial cooperation in war crimes matters.
At a time when conflicts continue to ravage communities the world over and violations of international law occur at far too great a frequency, the Day of International Criminal Justice stands as a powerful reminder of the importance of international courts and tribunals created to adjudicate crimes against humanity, war crimes, genocide and other serious offences.
The Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (“Mechanism”) is seeking qualified candidates for admission to the list of counsel eligible for assignment to suspects or accused who lack the means to remunerate counsel pursuant to Rule 43 of the Rules of Procedure and Evidence (“Rules”). The Mechanism is particularly interested in candidates who are readily available and eligible for assignment as “Duty Counsel” to a suspect or accused pursuant to Rule 43(C) of the Rules (“Duty Counsel List”).
The President of the Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (MICT or Mechanism), Judge Theodor Meron, yesterday met with a high-level judicial delegation from Bangladesh at the Mechanism’s Hague branch. The delegation, led by the Honourable Chief Justice of Bangladesh, Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha, included judges and legal professionals from the Supreme Court of Bangladesh, the Chief Judicial Magistrate of Bangladesh, and Bangladesh’s Ambassador to the Netherlands, H.E. Sheikh Mohammed Belal.
The Appeals Chamber of the United Nations Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (“Mechanism”), composed of Judge Theodor Meron (United States), presiding, Judge Joseph Masanche (Tanzania), Judge Aydin Sefa Akay (Turkey), Judge Aminatta N’gum (Gambia), and Judge Gberdao Kam (Burkina Faso), today issued a decision granting a request for review of the judgement in the case of Prosecutor v. Augustin Ngirabatware. The issuance of the decision marks the resumption of the proceedings on the merits of the case by the full bench of the Appeals Chamber.
