Please note that you need to be logged in to apply. Special tribunal for lebanon issues landmark ruling on. Jul 11, 2018 history of the special tribunal for lebanon. May 30, 2007 the archives of the office of the special tribunal in lebanon, and in general all documents and materials made available, belonging to or used by it, wherever located and by whomsoever held, shall. It covers the period from 1 march 2009 to 28 february 2010.
Previously he served as registrar assistant secretarygeneral of the special tribunal for lebanon and prior to that was assistant secretarygeneral and special expert to the united nations secretarygeneral on united nations assistance to the khmer rouge trials. Statute of the special tribunal for lebanon having been established by an agreement between the united nations and the lebanese republic hereinafter the agreement pursuant to security council resolution 1664 2006 of 29 march 2006, which responded to the request of the. The stl is a tribunal of international character, inaugurated on 1 march 2009. Provides a systematic analysis of the law and procedure of the the first international court created in response to a terrorist act. The stl was inaugurated on march 1, 2009 and has four organs. The tribunal was established by the united nations security council resolution 1757 of 30 may 2007, which included as its annex the tribunals statute.
Photos courtesy of the special tribunal for lebanon. The special tribunal for lebanon stl on december 2005, the government of the republic of lebanon requested the united nations to establish a tribunal of an international character to try all those who are alleged responsible for the attack of 14 february 2005 in beirut resulting in the death of former lebanese prime minister rafiq hariri and in the death or injury of other persons. The special tribunal for lebanon stl, also referred to as the lebanon tribunal or the hariri tribunal, is a tribunal of international character applying lebanese criminal law to carry out the investigation and prosecution of those responsible for the 14 february 2005 assassination of rafic hariri, the former lebanese prime minister, and the. The special tribunal for lebanon stl is a tribunal of international character. The special tribunal for lebanon swiftlyadopts its. The attempt to include crimes against humanity in the statute did not succeed, despite. The cox centera s war crimes research office provides legal research memoranda on issues pending before the special tribunal for lebanon and other international criminal courts. It is my privilege to submit the sixth annual report of the special tribunal for lebanon, as required by article 10 2 of the tribunals statute. Assessing the political acceptance of hybrid courts in fractured. Lessons learned day of international criminal justice 10 july 2010 the hague, the netherlands judge daniel d. After discussing the unique characteristics of the special tribunal for lebanon stl or tribunal and pointing to some general problems and challenges facing it, the annual report aims to illustrate the steps taken, the achievements made a well as the hurd les encountered during its first year march 2009february 2010.
The judges of the special tribunal for lebanon stl recently adopted the rules of. The statute of the tribunal allows the possibility of holding trials in the absence of the. Cooperation challenges for the special tribunal for lebanon. It remains to be seen whether or how the tribunal might contribute toward accountability in lebanon, but it is clear from experience of tribunals elsewhere that informed debate, rigorous monitoring, and an engaged public are vital if. Indeed, it is the first international trial in absentia since nuremberg. Y et the absence of any actual defendants gives the stl an air of the farcical. Nations and the lebanese republic as well as the statute of the special. While the agreement between the united nations and lebanon provides a solid framework for cooperation between the special tribunal and lebanon, security council resolution 1757 2007 is silent on the duty of third states to assist the tribunal. Special tribunal for lebanon to try hezbollah defendants. Statute of the special tribunal for lebanon special tribunal for. This book provides a full analytical overview of the establishment and functioning of the special tribunal for lebanon, the newest and most controversial of the unsponsored international criminal courts. In 2005, lebanese prime minister rafic hariri was assassinated in a huge blast that reverberated across lebanon and the region. As only befits a dysfunctional state with relentless electricity problems, the counter eventually stopped working, and the space remained dark until its resuscitation in january 2014 with a new purpose. Statute of the special tribunal for lebanon special.
Ntanda nsereko appeals chamber, special tribunal for lebanon your excellencies, colleagues, ladies and gentlemen, we thank ambassador korac for inviting us to the celebration of this year. Special tribunal for lebanon, leidschendamvoorburg. He served formerly as attorney adviser for law enforcement and intelligence, and attorney adviser for united nations affairs at the u. The judges of the special tribunal for lebanon stl recently adopted the rules of procedure and evidence to guide the work of the court in bringing to justice those responsible for the attack of.
Contesting and defending the special tribunal for lebanon martin waehlisch. The cooperation regime of the special tribunal for lebanon ictr. It is a privilege to submit to you the special tribunal for lebanons tenth annual report, pursuant to article. The special tribunal for lebanon stl is set to open the trial in absentia on thursday against the hezbollah defendants alleged to have assassinated. On april 24, 2014, the special tribunal for lebanon stl, located in the hague, charged two lebanese journalists and two media organizations with contempt and obstruction of justice for allegedly publishing the names of witnesses who might appear for the prosecution in the major criminal case before the stl. The report covers the period from 1 march 2014 to 28 february 2015, and outlines the tribunals progress and achievements during that time, as well as identifying the challenges. Earlier this month, the first trials at the special tribunal for lebanon stl finally got under way. Jan 28, 2014 earlier this month, the first trials at the special tribunal for lebanon stl finally got under way. Special tribunal for lebanon rules of procedure and evidence adopted on 20 march 2009 amended on 5 june 2009 amended on 30 october 2009 amended on 10 november 2010 and corrected on 29 november 2010. It is a privilege to submit to you the special tribunal for lebanon s tenth annual report, pursuant to article 10 2 of the tribunal s statute. In the filing they issued, the judges stated that they would specify the precise date of the public pronouncement of the judgment as soon as possible. Special tribunal for lebanon how is special tribunal for.
The special tribunal for lebanon and the quest for truth, justice and stability december, 2010 this paper considers the impact, to date, of the special tribunal for lebanon stl. Pdf the subjectmatter jurisdiction of the special tribunal for. Apr 11, 2014 the chief prosecutor of the special tribunal for lebanon, daniel bellemare, in 2009 at the start of a landmark international tribunal in the hague to try the suspected killers of lebanon s former prime minister rafiq hariri. The strange world of the special tribunal for lebanon. It summarizes the main outcomes of a meeting of experts, held by chatham house in november 2010. Rule 2 definitions a in the rules, unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms shall mean. Welcome to erecruitment the special tribunal for lebanon stl offers a broad range of work opportunities in the field of criminal law, international and humanitarian law.
Trials and tribulations at the special tribunal for lebanon. On 20 november 2006 and 2 may 2007, the legal counsel briefed the security council on the lebanese. The trial chamber of the special tribunal for lebanon stl has given notice that it will deliver its judgment in the ayyash et al. A person against whom one or more counts in an indictment. A draft agreement between the united nations and the lebanese republic, including the draft statute of the special tribunal, was annexed to the report. Apr 10, 20 public special tribunal for lebanon roooloo stllioiiptacar126 3 f0009ar126. In 2010, when it became apparent that members of hezbollah were likely to be indicted in connection with the assassination, hezbollah and its. The defence challenges the jurisdiction of the special tribunal for lebanon tribunal over new tv s. Handbook on the special tribunal for lebanon international. These rules of procedure and evidence, adopted pursuant to article 28 of the statute of the special tribunal for lebanon, shall enter into force. The establishment of the special tribunal for lebanon and.
Attachment statute of the special tribunal for lebanon. Pdf the special tribunal for lebanon stl represents a sui generis. In lebanon, political murderers elude justice al jazeera. In considering the penalty to be imposed on a person convicted of a crime under this statute, the special tribunal shall take into account the extent to which any penalty imposed by a national court on the same person for the same act has already been served.
As the most recent unsponsored ad hoc criminal tribunal, the special tribunal for lebanon stl or tribunal has attracted the attention of the international community. While the defence limits its arguments to jurisdiction over legal persons, many thirdparty amici curiae have submitted. Special tribunal for lebanon prosecutor norman farrell concluded on thursday a fourday working visit to lebanon, during which he held meetings with judicial representatives, other lebanese officials, diplomats, and the prosecutors staff in the beirut office. These rules of procedure and evidence, adopted pursuant to article 28 of the statute of the special tribunal for lebanon, shall enter into force on 20 march 2009. The special tribunal for lebanon stl american university of beirut. Apr 26, 2011 the special tribunal for lebanon is an internationalized court that will sit in the netherlands and seek accountability for a specific set of crimes in lebanon. This report covers the tribunal s activities and progress during the period between 1 march 2018 and 28february 2019, and our aspirations for the next phases of the tribunal s work. Chambers, the office of the prosecutor, the defence office, and the registry. On 15 november 2006, the secretarygeneral presented a report to the security council, in which he outlined the main features of the statute of a special tribunal for lebanon s2006893.
Some innovations in the statute of the special tribunal for. It is my privilege and pleasure to submit to you, pursuant to article 102 of the statute of the special tribunal for lebanon, the first annual report on the operation and activities of the tribunal. Cambridge journal of international and comparative law blog. Pretrialchamber090429%20ptjorder%20on%20 detained%20personsen. Welcome to erecruitment the special tribunal for lebanon stl offers a broad range of work opportunities in the field of criminal law, international and humanitarian law, social sciences and administration. In beirut, defense lawyer larochelle remarked to me that having worked more than two years for the stl without ever seeing the person whose. Mandate of the special tribunal for lebanon stl the primary mandate of the tribunal is to hold trial for the people accused of carrying out the attack of 14 february 2005 in beirut which killed 22 people, including the former lebanese prime minister rafiq hariri, and injured many others. The appeals chamber of the special tribunal for lebanon respectively chamber and tribunal was seized on 2 march 2012 of a request by the pretrial judge of the tribunal submitted pursuant to rule 68g of the rules of procedure and evidence of the tribunal rules. Special tribunal for lebanon 4awi tribunal special pour le.
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