International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda - Revision history

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Article 32: Annual Report

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	The working languages of the International Tribunal shall be English and French.		The working languages of the International Tribunal shall be English and French.

	==Article 32: Annual ~~Report~~==		==Article 32: Annual report==

	The President of the International Tribunal for Rwanda shall submit an annual report of the International Tribunal for Rwanda to the Security Council and to the General Assembly.		The President of the International Tribunal for Rwanda shall submit an annual report of the International Tribunal for Rwanda to the Security Council and to the General Assembly.

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Article 32: Annual Report

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	See [International Law]		See [[International Law]]

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Article 3: Crimes against humanity

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	(d) Deportation;		(d) Deportation;

	(e) Imprisonment ;		(e) Imprisonment;

	(f) Torture;		(f) Torture;

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Article 2: Genocide

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/* Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Genocide and Other Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of Rwanda and Rwandan citizens responsible for genocid

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	==Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Genocide and Other Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of Rwanda and Rwandan citizens responsible for genocide and other such violations committed in the territory of neighbouring States, between 1 January 1994 and 31 December 1994==		Complete title is:

			Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Genocide and Other Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of Rwanda and Rwandan citizens responsible for genocide and other such violations committed in the territory of neighbouring States, between 1 January 1994 and 31 December 1994, 8 November 1994.

	==Preamble==		==Preamble==

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Article 32: Annual Report

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	The President of the International Tribunal for Rwanda shall submit an annual report of the International Tribunal for Rwanda to the Security Council and to the General Assembly.		The President of the International Tribunal for Rwanda shall submit an annual report of the International Tribunal for Rwanda to the Security Council and to the General Assembly.

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	~~Complete title is:~~

	Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Genocide and Other Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of Rwanda and Rwandan citizens responsible for genocide and other such violations committed in the territory of neighbouring States, between 1 January 1994 and 31 December 1994, 8 November 1994.

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	See [International Law]		See [International Law]

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Article 28: Cooperation and judicial assistance

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	2. States shall comply without undue delay with any request for assistance or an order issued by a Trial Chamber, including, but not limited to:		2. States shall comply without undue delay with any request for assistance or an order issued by a Trial Chamber, including, but not limited to:

	(a) The identification and location of persons;		(a) The identification and location of persons;

	(b) The taking of testimony and the production of evidence;		(b) The taking of testimony and the production of evidence;

	(c) The service of documents;		(c) The service of documents;

	(d) The arrest or detention of persons;		(d) The arrest or detention of persons;

	(e) The surrender or the transfer of the accused to the International Tribunal for Rwanda.		(e) The surrender or the transfer of the accused to the International Tribunal for Rwanda.

	==Article 29: The status, privileges and immunities of the International Tribunal for Rwanda==		==Article 29: The status, privileges and immunities of the International Tribunal for Rwanda==

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Article 24: Appellate proceedings

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	1. The Appeals Chamber shall hear appeals from persons convicted by the Trial Chambers or from the Prosecutor on the following grounds:		1. The Appeals Chamber shall hear appeals from persons convicted by the Trial Chambers or from the Prosecutor on the following grounds:

	(a) An error on a question of law invalidating the decision; or		(a) An error on a question of law invalidating the decision; or

	(b) An error of fact which has occasioned a miscarriage of justice.		(b) An error of fact which has occasioned a miscarriage of justice.

	2. The Appeals Chamber may affirm, reverse or revise the decisions taken by the Trial Chambers.		2. The Appeals Chamber may affirm, reverse or revise the decisions taken by the Trial Chambers.

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Article 20: Rights of the accused

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	4. In the determination of any charge against the accused pursuant to the present Statute, the accused shall be entitled to the following minimum guarantees, in full equality:		4. In the determination of any charge against the accused pursuant to the present Statute, the accused shall be entitled to the following minimum guarantees, in full equality:

	(a) To be informed promptly and in detail in a language which he or she understands of the nature and cause of the charge against him or her;		(a) To be informed promptly and in detail in a language which he or she understands of the nature and cause of the charge against him or her;

	(b) To have adequate time and facilities for the preparation of his or her defence and to communicate with counsel of his or her own choosing;		(b) To have adequate time and facilities for the preparation of his or her defence and to communicate with counsel of his or her own choosing;

	(c) To be tried without undue delay;		(c) To be tried without undue delay;

	(d) To be tried in his or her presence, and to defend himself or herself in person or through legal assistance of his or her own choosing; to be informed, if he or she does not have legal assistance, of this right; and to have legal assistance assigned to him or her, in any case where the interests of justice so require, and without payment by him or her in any such case if he or she does not have sufficient means to pay for it;		(d) To be tried in his or her presence, and to defend himself or herself in person or through legal assistance of his or her own choosing; to be informed, if he or she does not have legal assistance, of this right; and to have legal assistance assigned to him or her, in any case where the interests of justice so require, and without payment by him or her in any such case if he or she does not have sufficient means to pay for it;

	(e) To examine, or have examined, the witnesses against him or her and to obtain the attendance and examination of witnesses on his or her behalf under the same conditions as witnesses against him or her;		(e) To examine, or have examined, the witnesses against him or her and to obtain the attendance and examination of witnesses on his or her behalf under the same conditions as witnesses against him or her;

	(f) To have the free assistance of an interpreter if he or she cannot understand or speak the language used in the International Tribunal for Rwanda;		(f) To have the free assistance of an interpreter if he or she cannot understand or speak the language used in the International Tribunal for Rwanda;

	(g) Not to be compelled to testify against himself or herself or to confess guilt.		(g) Not to be compelled to testify against himself or herself or to confess guilt.

	==Article 21: Protection of victims and witnesses==		==Article 21: Protection of victims and witnesses==

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Article 12: Qualification and election of judges

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	3. The judges of the Trial Chambers of the International Tribunal for Rwanda shall be elected by the General Assembly from a list submitted by the Security Council, in the following manner:		3. The judges of the Trial Chambers of the International Tribunal for Rwanda shall be elected by the General Assembly from a list submitted by the Security Council, in the following manner:

	(a) The Secretary-General shall invite nominations for judges of the Trial Chambers from States Members of the United Nations and non-member States maintaining permanent observer missions at United Nations Headquarters;		(a) The Secretary-General shall invite nominations for judges of the Trial Chambers from States Members of the United Nations and non-member States maintaining permanent observer missions at United Nations Headquarters;

	(b) Within thirty days of the date of the invitation of the Secretary-General, each State may nominate up to two candidates meeting the qualifications set out in paragraph 1 above, no two of whom shall be of the same nationality and neither of whom shall be of the same nationality as any judge on the Appeals Chamber;		(b) Within thirty days of the date of the invitation of the Secretary-General, each State may nominate up to two candidates meeting the qualifications set out in paragraph 1 above, no two of whom shall be of the same nationality and neither of whom shall be of the same nationality as any judge on the Appeals Chamber;

	(c) The Secretary-General shall forward the nominations received to the Security Council. From the nominations received the Security Council shall establish a list of not less than twelve and not more than eighteen candidates, taking due account of adequate representation on the International Tribunal for Rwanda of the principal legal systems of the world;		(c) The Secretary-General shall forward the nominations received to the Security Council. From the nominations received the Security Council shall establish a list of not less than twelve and not more than eighteen candidates, taking due account of adequate representation on the International Tribunal for Rwanda of the principal legal systems of the world;

	(d) The President of the Security Council shall transmit the list of candidates to the President of the General Assembly. From that list the General Assembly shall elect the six judges of the Trial Chambers. The candidates who receive an absolute majority of the votes of the States Members of the United Nations and of the non-Member States maintaining permanent observer missions at United Nations Headquarters, shall be declared elected. Should two candidates of the same nationality obtain the required majority vote, the one who received the higher number of votes shall be considered elected.		(d) The President of the Security Council shall transmit the list of candidates to the President of the General Assembly. From that list the General Assembly shall elect the six judges of the Trial Chambers. The candidates who receive an absolute majority of the votes of the States Members of the United Nations and of the non-Member States maintaining permanent observer missions at United Nations Headquarters, shall be declared elected. Should two candidates of the same nationality obtain the required majority vote, the one who received the higher number of votes shall be considered elected.

	4. In the event of a vacancy in the Trial Chambers, after consultation with the Presidents of the Security Council and of the General Assembly, the Secretary-General shall appoint a person meeting the qualifications of paragraph 1 above, for the remainder of the term of office concerned.		4. In the event of a vacancy in the Trial Chambers, after consultation with the Presidents of the Security Council and of the General Assembly, the Secretary-General shall appoint a person meeting the qualifications of paragraph 1 above, for the remainder of the term of office concerned.

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	2. Genocide means any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such:		2. Genocide means any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such:

	(a) Killing members of the group;		(a) Killing members of the group;

	(b) Causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group;		(b) Causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group;

	(c) Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part;		(c) Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part;

	(d) Imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group;		(d) Imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group;

	(e) Forcibly transferring children of the group to another group.		(e) Forcibly transferring children of the group to another group.

	3. The following acts shall be punishable:		3. The following acts shall be punishable:

	(a) Genocide;		(a) Genocide;

	(b) Conspiracy to commit genocide;		(b) Conspiracy to commit genocide;

	(c) Direct and public incitement to commit genocide;		(c) Direct and public incitement to commit genocide;

	(d) Attempt to commit genocide;		(d) Attempt to commit genocide;

	(e) Complicity in genocide.		(e) Complicity in genocide.

	==Article 3: Crimes against humanity==		==Article 3: Crimes against humanity==