38. Human Rights In Proceedings Before The International Criminal Tribunals

Abstract

The legal provisions governing the proceedings before the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) are, to a large extent, reflective of international human rights standards enshrined in such instruments as the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights of 19 December 1966 (ICCPR), the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms of 4 November 1950 (ECHR) relevant in the context of the ICTY, and the African (Banjul) Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights of 26 June 1981 (ACHPR). This chapter provides an insight into the way international human rights are applied before the ICTY and the ICTR. Keywords: ACHPR; ECHR; International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR); International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY)