The United Nations (International Tribunal) (Rwanda) Order 1996 No. 1296 xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
Introductory Text
1.Citation, commencement and extent
2.Interpretation
3.Purpose of this Order
PART I ARREST AND DELIVERY OF PERSONS TO THE INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNAL
4.Endorsement of warrants of arrest
5.Provisional warrants of arrest
6.Proceedings before competent court after arrest
7.Statement of case by competent court
8.Statement of case in Scotland
9.Securing attendance of person as witness or to assist in investigations
10.Transfer of prisoner to give evidence or to assist in investigations
11.Review of orders of competent court
12.Remand and bail
13.Discharge of persons not delivered up
PART II DISCONTINUANCE OF PROCEEDINGS IN NATIONAL COURTS
14.Discontinuance of relevant proceedings
PART III OTHER FORMS OF ASSISTANCE TO THE INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNAL
15.Transmission of information and records
16.Search etc. for material relevant to International Tribunal investigation
17.Search, etc for material relevant to International Tribunal investigation: Scotland
18.United Kingdom evidence for International Tribunal use
19.Service of process
20.Enforcement of orders for the preservation or restitution of property
21.Proceedings to determine the ownership of property
22.Immunities and privileges
PART IV SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS
23.Warrants of arrest
24.Proceedings before a competent court under article 6, 9 or 10
25.Legal custody
26.Custodial sentences under United Kingdom law
27.Evidence
Signature
SCHEDULE
STATUTE OF THE INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNAL
Article 1 Competence of the International Tribunal for Rwanda
Article 2 Genocide
1.The International Tribunal for Rwanda shall have the power to...
2.Genocide means any of the following acts committed with intent...
3.The following acts shall be punishable— (a) Genocide;
Article 3 Crimes against humanity
Article 4 Violations of Article 3 common to the Geneva Conventions and of Additional Protocol II
Article 5 Personal jurisdiction
Article 6 Individual criminal responsibility
1.A person who planned, instigated, ordered, committed or otherwise aided...
2.The official position of any accused person, whether as Head...
3.The fact that any of the acts referred to in...
4.The fact that an accused person acted pursuant to an...
Article 7 Territorial and temporal jurisdiction
Article 8 Concurrent jurisdiction
1.The International Tribunal for Rwanda and national courts shall have...
2.The International Tribunal for Rwanda shall have primacy over the...
Article 9 Non bis in idem
1.No person shall be tried before a national court for...
2.A person who has been tried by a national court...
3.In considering the penalty to be imposed on a person...
Article 10 Organization of the International Tribunal for Rwanda
Article 11 Composition of the Chambers
Article 12 Qualification and election of judges
1.The judges shall be persons of high moral character, impartiality...
2.The members of the Appeals Chamber of the International Tribunal...
3.The judges of the Trial Chambers of the International Tribunal...
4.In the event of a vacancy in the Trial Chambers,...
5.The judges of the Trial Chambers shall be elected for...
Article 13 Officers and members of the Chambers
1.The judges of the International Tribunal for Rwanda shall elect...
2.After consultation with the judges of the International Tribunal for...
3.The judges of each Trial Chamber shall elect a Presiding...
Article 14 Rules of procedure and evidence
Article 15 The Prosecutor
1.The Prosecutor shall be responsible for the investigation and prosecution...
2.The Prosecutor shall act independently as a separate organ of...
3.The Prosecutor of the International Tribunal for the Former Yugloslavia...
Article 16 The Registry
1.The Registry shall be responsible for the administration and servicing...
2.The Registry shall consist of a Registrar and such other...
3.The Registrar shall be appointed by the Secretary-General after consultation...
4.The staff of the Registry shall be appointed by the...
Article 17 Investigation and preparation of indictment
1.The Prosecutor shall initiate investigations ex-officio or on the basis...
2.The Prosecutor shall have the power to question suspects, victims...
3.If questioned, the suspect shall be entitled to be assisted...
4.Upon a determination that a prima facie case exists, the...
Article 18 Review of the indictment
1.The judge of the Trial Chamber to whom the indictment...
2.Upon confirmation of an indictment, the judge may, at the...
Article 19 Commencement and conduct of trial proceedings
1.The Trial Chambers shall ensure that a trial is fair...
2.A person against whom an indictment has been confirmed shall,...
3.The Trial Chamber shall read the indictment, satisfy itself that...
4.The hearings shall be public unless the Trial Chamber decides...
Article 20 Rights of the accused
1.All persons shall be equal before the International Tribunal for...
2.In the determination of charges against him or her, the...
3.The accused shall be presumed innocent until proved guilty according...
4.In the determination of any charge against the accused pursuant...
Article 21 Protection of victims and witnesses
Article 22 Judgement
1.The Trial Chambers shall pronounce judgements and impose sentences and...
2.The judgement shall be rendered by a majority of the...
Article 23 Penalties
1.The penalty imposed by the Trial Chamber shall be limited...
2.In imposing the sentences, the Trial Chambers should take into...
3.In addition to imprisonment, the Trial Chambers may order the...
Article 24 Appelate proceedings
1.The Appeals Chamber shall hear appeals from persons convicted by...
2.The Appeals Chamber may affirm, reverse or revise the decisions...
Article 25 Review proceedings
Article 26 Enforcement of sentences
Article 27 Pardon or commutation of sentences
Article 28 Cooperation and judicial assistance
1.States shall cooperate with the International Tribunal for Rwanda in...
2.States shall comply without undue delay with any request for...
Article 29 The status, privileges and immunities of the International Tribunal for Rwanda
1.The Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United...
2.The judges, the Prosecutor and the Registrar shall enjoy the...
3.The staff of the Prosecutor and of the Registrar shall...
4.Other persons, including the accused, required at the seat or...
Article 30 Expenses of the International Tribunal for Rwanda
Article 31 Working languages
Article 32 Annual report
Explanatory Note