Institutions of International Criminal Law
Today, the most important institution is the International Criminal Court (ICC), as well as several ad hoc tribunals:
- International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
- International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
Apart from these institutions, some 'hybrid' courts and tribunals exist—judicial bodies with both international and national judges. They are:
- Special Court for Sierra Leone, (investigating the crimes committed the Sierra Leone Civil War)
- Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, (investigating the crimes of the Red Khmer era)
- Special Tribunal for Lebanon, (investigating the assassination of Rafik Hariri)
- The War Crimes Court at Kosovo.
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