THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL TRIBUNAL FOR RWANDA: A STUDY

AUTHOR – POOJA, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF LAW AT KCC INSTITUTE OF LEGAL & HIGHER EDUCATION, GREATER NOIDA, INDIA.

BEST CITATION – POOJA, THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL TRIBUNAL FOR RWANDA: A STUDY, INDIAN JOURNAL OF LEGAL REVIEW (IJLR), 6 (8) OF 2026, PG. 821-832, APIS – 3920 – 0001 & ISSN – 2583-2344. DOI – https://doi.org/10.65393/IJLRV6I889

Abstract:

Rwanda Criminal Tribunal is also referred as “The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda.” The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) is having the authority to bring charges against those who violate international humanitarian law on Rwandan soil and against Rwandan nationals who violate the same standard on neighboring states. The meaning of ‘genocide’ along with the various phases of genocide has been discussed in the paper. The current paper also emphasizes on the establishment and mandate of ICTR. The reflection on the composition as well as jurisdiction of ICTR has been analyzed. In great detail, the jurisdiction types of International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda have also been explained. Further, the landmark cases related with ICTR has been elucidated following the jurisprudential role played by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda has been illustrated. The tribunal has suffered various failures which has impaired its ability for providing justice and those failure has been discussed in the paper. It is stated that prosecution of those purportedly accountable for the Rwandan Genocide in 1994 is the aim of this tribunal.

Keywords: Genocide, humanitarian, Rwanda, Tribunal