International criminal tribunals - sustany/dvg GitHub Wiki

International criminal tribunals are temporary (ad hoc)�or permanent courts convened for the purpose of deciding cases arising under international criminal law.� Examples of international criminal tribunals include:�

1. Nuremberg Military Tribunals, including the International Military Tribunal and the Subsequent Nuremberg Trials, established in 1945 to prosecute those responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity in WWII;
2. The International Military Tribunal for the Far East (Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal), convened in May 1946;
3. International Criminal Tribunal for Yugoslavia;
4. International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda;
5. Special Court for Sierra Leone, established in November 1996 to prosecute war crimes and crimes against humanity arising from the Civil War in Sierra Leone;
6. International Criminal Court.