Międzynarodowy Trybunał Karny dla Rwandy. Cz. 2, Działalność sądownicza

The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda was established by the United Nations Security Council's resolution in 1994. It started its judicial work in 1995 and according to the Statute It has competence to prosecute persons responsible foe committing genocide, crimes against humanity and violations of Art. 3 common to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and of provisions of Additional Protocol II of 1977 to the Geneva Convention of 1949. The Rwanda Tribunal has already indicted about fifty persons. Most of them are waiting for a trial in Arusha. Some of the cases have been finished with judgements and they are historic as for the first time people who committed genocide have been convicted. The situation of the Tribunal is not easy. One of the reasons is a difficult situation in Rwanda and in the whole region. Besides the Tribunal has many difficulties to collect evidence and find witnesses who - if they are alive- do not want to testify for the fear of vengeance. The results of the Tribunal’s work achieved so far are not impressive but it should be mentioned that it has lasted for only six years. The real opinion about the Tribunal's activities is not possible now.