10.2.2 Modern international criminal courts and tribunals
This rule applies to the citation of decisions of modern international criminal courts and tribunals including the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, the International Criminal Court, the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, the Special Court for Sierra Leone and the Special Tribunal for Lebanon.
If the decision has been reported, give the parties’ names, the citation to the report and the pinpoint reference in the normal way for reported domestic decisions. Decisions of earlier international tribunals, such as the war crimes tribunals at Nuremberg and Tokyo should also be cited in that way where reported.
Cite unreported decisions of modern international criminal courts and tribunals in this way:
|
Element |
Parties’ names |
Phase or type of decision |
Court or tribunal |
Chamber |
Case number |
Date of decision |
Pinpoint reference |
|
Example |
Prosecutor v Aleksovski |
(Judgment) |
ICTY |
Appeals Chamber |
IT-95-14/1-A, |
24 March 2000 |
at [63] |
|
Rule |
10.2.2(a) |
10.2.2(b) |
10.2.2(c) |
10.2.2(d) |
10.2.2(e) |
10.2.2(f) |
10.2.2(g) |
Eg Prosecutor v Aleksovski (Judgment) ICTY Appeals Chamber IT-95-14/1-A, 24 March 2000 at [63].
Cite both procedural and substantive decisions in this way.
(a) Parties’ names
Give the names of the parties as they appear on the first page of the decision in italics but:
If the names of the parties do not appear on the first page of the decision, give the name of the first defendant.
Eg Sayed (Jurisdiction and Standing) STL Appeals Chamber CH/AC/2010/02, 10 November 2010 at [44].
(b) Phase or type of decision
Indicate the phase or type of decision after the parties’ names in italics and enclosed in round brackets. The phase or type of decision will often be stipulated on the first page of the judgment.
Eg Prosecutor v Bralo (Sentencing) ICTY Trial Chamber IT-95-17-S, 7 December 2006.
(c) Court or tribunal
Give an abbreviated name of the court or tribunal. Use the following abbreviations:
Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of CambodiaECCC
International Criminal CourtICC
International Criminal Tribunal for the former YugoslaviaICTY
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda ICTR
Special Court for Sierra LeoneCSL
Special Tribunal for LebanonSTL
Eg Kaing (Statute of Limitations) ECCC Trial Chamber 001/18-07-2007/ECCC/TC, 26 July 2010 at [209].
Eg Prosecutor v Dyilo (Confirmation of Charges) ICC Pre-Trial Chamber I, ICC-01-04-01/06, 29 January 2007 at [348].
Eg Prosecutor v Fofana (Judgment) SCSL Appeals Chamber SCSL-04-14-A, 28 May 2008 at [390].
(d) Chamber
Where applicable, give the chamber of the court or tribunal in full, for example Pre-Trial Chamber II, Chamber III, or Appeals Chamber. Give the name of the chamber immediately after the court or tribunal.
If the name of the chamber of the court or tribunal includes a number, put a comma after the chamber name to separate it from the case number. If the name of the chamber of the court or tribunal does not include a number, do not use a comma.
Eg Prosecutor v Krnojelac (Judgment) ICTY Trial Chamber II, IT-97-25-T, 15 March 2002 at [187].
Eg Prosecutor v Seromba (Judgment) ICTR Appeals Chamber ICTR-2001-66-A, 12 March 2008 at [218].
(e) Case number
Give the case number as it appears on the decision. Separate the case number from the court or tribunal and date of decision with commas.
(f) Date of decision
Give the date of the judgment in full without abbreviation.
(g) Pinpoint reference
Where available, pinpoint to paragraph numbers. Pinpoint in accordance with rule 3.2.8.