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Continuous functions

  • Protection of victims and witnesses
  • Tracking of remaining fugitives
  • Supervision of enforcement of sentences
  • Preservation and management of the archives
  • Assistance to national jurisdictions

Ad hoc functions

  • Trial of fugitives, when apprehended
  • Appeals proceedings
  • Review of proceedings and retrials
  • Trials for contempt and false testimony

What are the functions

of the Mechanism?

The Mechanism is one organization

with two branches

The Mechanism is a small,

temporary and efficient body

responsible for certain ad hoc

as well as continuing functions.

The Hague branch

- Inherited functions from ICTY

- Began operations 1 July 2013

The Arusha branch

- Inherited functions from ICTR

- Began operations 1 July 2012

How is the Mechanism organized?

  • Three Principals common to both branches

Why was the creation of

the Mechanism necessary?

ICTR and ICTY

Completion Strategies

Indicted individuals

still at large

  • A roster of 25 international Judges, working remotely unless called to one of the seats of the Mechanism.
  • About 400 staff representing some 72 nationalities.

Milestones

What is the Mechanism?

  • Consolidation of best practices

  • Introduction of innovative judicial practices in Chambers

  • Launch of international fugitives initiative

  • Arrest of Ladislas Ntaganzwa

  • Completion of two cases on appeal (Ngirabatware/Šešelj)

  • Completion of the construction of new Arusha premises

November 2016

January 2015

The site of Lakilaki before construction works started

The new facility includes a courtroom and an archives building, a large part of which will be open to researchers and the general public.

The International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals

(Mechanism)

The United Nations Security Council adopted resolution 1966 establishing the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals on 22 December 2010.

Selected cases currently pending

before the Mechanism

Radovan Karadžić

Case in the appeal stage

Appeal judgement expected by late 2018

For more information, visit our website

Other Judicial Proceedings

unmict.org

Challenges

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  • Over 1,000 decision and orders issued to date
  • Review of appeal judgement (Ngirabatware case)
  • Contempt of court or false testimony
  • Requests related to:

Harmonizing practices of the ICTR and the ICTY

Operating on

two continents

Selected cases currently pending

before the Mechanism

ICTR

ICTY

  • Enforcement of sentences
  • Cases referred to national jurisdictions
  • Access to confidential information
  • Variation of witness protective measures
  • Review of Registrar's administrative decisions
  • Other (requests for compensation, non bis in idem)

Stanišić and Simatović

Retrial started on 13 June 2017

MICT

Augustin Ngirabatware

Appeal judgement under review

Prosecutor

Serge Brammertz

Belgium

Registrar

Olufemi Elias

Nigeria

President

Theodor Meron

United States of America

Ratko Mladić

Case in the pre-appeal stage

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