The UN Security Council established the International Criminal Tribunal of Rwanda on 8 November 1994, to prosecute persons responsible for genocide and other serious violations of international humanitarian law committed
The ICTY Rules of Procedure and Evidence came into force on March 14, 1994. The Rules cover primacy of the tribunal, organization of the tribunal, investigations and rights of suspects,
This website contains the Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. The Statute was adopted by the UN Security Council in 1993 in response to continuing reports
International Criminal Court Rules of Procedure and Evidence ICC_Rules-Procedure-Evidence_2002_EN.pdf 238 KB download-circle [https://syriaaccountability.org/content/images/wordpress/ICC_Rules-Procedure-Evidence_2002_EN.pdf] The ICC Rules
Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court ICC_Rome-Statute_1998_AR.pdf 1015 KB download-circle [https://syriaaccountability.org/content/images/wordpress/ICC_Rome-Statute_1998_AR.pdf] This website contains the
A comprehensive collection of key human rights instruments. In addition to the International Bill of Rights and the core human rights treaties, there are many other universal instruments relating to
This website provides a list, searchable by topic, date, and state, of treaties relating to international humanitarian law. The topics are victims of armed conflict, methods and means of warfare,
Charter of the United Nations UN_United-Nations-Charter_1945_AR.pdf 647 KB download-circle [https://syriaaccountability.org/content/images/wordpress/UN_United-Nations-Charter_1945_AR.pdf] The Charter of the United Nations
This website contains over a thousand links to websites related to international humanitarian law, arranged alphabetically by subject area and including a summary of the content of each site. It
Using case studies like Pinochet in Chile and Milosevic in Serbia, this report documents how ignoring atrocities reinforces a culture of impunity that encourages future abuses. It also examines long-term