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MICT and ICTY to open their doors to the public for The Hague International Open Day
The Hague, 15 September 2017
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…
MICT OTP signs 10th annual Chautauqua Declaration
Arusha, The Hague, 11 September 2017
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…
Book by MICT/ICTY Prosecution on “Prosecuting Conflict-Related Sexual Violence at the ICTY” now available online in Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian
The Hague, 4 September 2017
The Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian (B/C/S) translation of the book ‘Prosecuting Conflict-Related Sexual Violence at the ICTY’, edited by MICT/ICTY Prosecutor Serge Brammertz and Deputy to the Prosecutor Michelle Jarvis is now available online.
Prosecutor Serge Brammertz welcomes Serbian War Crimes Prosecutor
The Hague, 8 August 2017
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.
Statement by President Meron on the occasion of the Day of International Criminal Justice
Arusha, The Hague, 17 July 2017
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…
Call for Applications for Admission to Defence Counsel List
Arusha, The Hague, 12 July 2017
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…
President Meron welcomes judicial delegation from Bangladesh
The Hague, 20 June 2017
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…
Appeals Chamber grants request for review in Ngirabatware case, resuming proceedings following release of Judge Akay
Arusha, The Hague, 19 June 2017
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…
UNDU remains unaffected by fire on 15 June 2017 at Penitentiary Institution Haaglanden in Scheveningen
The Hague, 15 June 2017
Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (MICT) and the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) wish to clarify that the United Nations Detention Unit (UNDU) has not been affected in any way by the fire that broke…
Statement of the Mechanism on Conviction of Judge Aydin Sefa Akay by Turkish Criminal Court of First Instance
Arusha, The Hague, 15 June 2017
Judge Aydin Sefa Akay, a Judge of the UN International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals, was yesterday convicted by a Turkish criminal court of first instance in Ankara on a single charge of being a member of a terrorist organization,…