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30 August marks the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances
Arusha, The Hague, 1 September 2020
The conflicts in the former Yugoslavia led to the disappearance of over 35000 people. While approximately 25000 cases have been resolved, the families of over 10,000 missing persons are still searching for their loved ones, more than two decades…
The Appeals Chamber of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals hears oral arguments in the Mladić case
The Hague, 26 August 2020
The Appeals Chamber of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism), composed of Judge Prisca Matimba Nyambe, presiding, Judge Aminatta Lois Runeni N’gum, Judge Gberdao Gustave Kam, Judge Seymour Panton, and Judge…
Ratko Mladić appeal hearing taking place on 25 and 26 August 2020: Practical information and case background
The Hague, 19 August 2020
The appeal hearing in the case of Prosecutor v. Ratko Mladić before the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (“Mechanism”) will take place on Tuesday, 25 August 2020 and Wednesday, 26 August 2020 in Courtroom I of the Mechanism's…
IRMCT Principals’ Joint Statement: International Criminal Justice Day on 17 July 2020
Arusha, The Hague, 17 July 2020
Today the three Principals of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism), President Carmel Agius, Prosecutor Serge Brammertz, and Registrar Abubacarr Tambadou issued the following statement to mark International Criminal…
Mechanism marks twenty-five years since the Srebrenica genocide
Arusha, The Hague, 11 July 2020
The three Principals of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism), President Carmel Agius, Prosecutor Serge Brammertz and Registrar Abubacarr Tambadou, today joined in marking the twenty-fifth commemoration of the…
UN Secretary-General appoints Mr. Abubacarr Marie Tambadou as Registrar of the Mechanism
Arusha, The Hague, 2 July 2020
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced his appointment of Mr. Abubacarr Marie Tambadou of the Republic of The Gambia as the new Registrar of the Mechanism, effective 1 July 2020.
UN Secretary-General reappoints Judge Carmel Agius as Mechanism President and renews terms of Mechanism Judges
Arusha, The Hague, 30 June 2020
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Judge Carmel Agius to a second term of office as President of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism), with effect from 1 July 2020 until 30 June 2022.
UN Security Council reappoints Prosecutor Serge Brammertz and completes review of Mechanism’s progress of work
Arusha, The Hague, 26 June 2020
The United Nations Security Council, by resolution 2529 (2020), yesterday reappointed Prosecutor Serge Brammertz to a new term as Prosecutor of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism), with effect from 1 July 2020…
Video Lecture Programme on ICTY legacy concludes with a talk by Registrar Elias
The Hague, 17 June 2020
The first cycle of the Inter-University Video Lecture Programme (Programme) “International Law and Facts Established before the ICTY” concluded today with a lecture delivered by Mr. Olufemi Elias, Registrar of the International Residual Mechanism…
Multidisciplinary volume on ICTY legacy published today by Oxford University Press
The Hague, 10 June 2020
Today, Oxford University Press released a book entitled Legacies of the International Criminal Tribunal for…