Current developments at the international criminal tribunals

Abstract

The year 2006 evidenced several important judgments and decisions on substantive and procedure aspects handed down by the Trial Chambers and the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), and the International Criminal Court (ICC). This article is not meant to be a comprehensive overview or exhaustive compilation of all judgments and decisions issued by international criminal courts in the last few months. Instead, it spotlights and briefly comments on some recent developments at the international criminal tribunals with regard to substantive and procedural law. The present article digests the most significant developments at the International Criminal Tribunals from 30 June through 12 December 2006.