International Tribunal

An International Tribunal is a judicial body that exercises jurisdiction over international disputes and international crimes through international law application.

• AKA: International Court, International Judicial Body, Supranational Tribunal, Transnational Court.
• Context:
  • It can typically apply International Tribunal Treaty Law through international tribunal treaty interpretation.
  • It can typically enforce International Tribunal Customary Law via international tribunal custom recognition.
  • It can typically establish International Tribunal Jurisdiction through international tribunal competence determination.
  • It can typically issue International Tribunal Decisions with international tribunal binding force.
  • It can typically ensure International Tribunal Due Process through international tribunal procedural fairness.
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  • It can often develop International Tribunal Jurisprudence through international tribunal precedent creation.
  • It can often resolve International Tribunal Interstate Disputes via international tribunal peaceful settlement.
  • It can often prosecute International Tribunal Individual Crimes through international tribunal criminal proceedings.
  • It can often interpret International Tribunal Human Rights via international tribunal rights protection.
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  • It can range from being a Permanent International Tribunal to being an Ad Hoc International Tribunal, depending on its international tribunal temporal mandate.
  • It can range from being a Universal International Tribunal to being a Regional International Tribunal, depending on its international tribunal geographic scope.
  • It can range from being a Civil International Tribunal to being a Criminal International Tribunal, depending on its international tribunal subject matter.
  • It can range from being a General International Tribunal to being a Specialized International Tribunal, depending on its international tribunal jurisdictional focus.
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  • It can have International Tribunal Judges for international tribunal adjudication.
  • It can have International Tribunal Registry for international tribunal administration.
  • It can have International Tribunal Prosecutor for international tribunal prosecution.
  • It can have International Tribunal Chambers for international tribunal specialized proceedings.
  • It can have International Tribunal Statute for international tribunal legal framework.
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• Example(s):
  • Permanent International Tribunals, such as:
    • International Court of Justice resolving state disputes.
    • International Criminal Court prosecuting individual crimes.
    • International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea handling maritime disputes.
  • Ad Hoc International Tribunals, such as:
    • Nuremberg Trials Tribunal prosecuting nazi war crimes.
    • International Criminal Tribunal for Yugoslavia addressing yugoslav war crimes.
    • International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda trying rwanda genocide cases.
  • Regional International Tribunals, such as:
    • European Court of Human Rights protecting european human rights.
    • Inter-American Court of Human Rights enforcing american convention rights.
    • African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights upholding african charter.
  • Specialized International Tribunals, such as:
    • WTO Dispute Settlement Body resolving trade disputes.
    • Iran-United States Claims Tribunal settling bilateral claims.
    • Permanent Court of Arbitration facilitating arbitration proceedings.
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• Counter-Example(s):
  • Domestic Court, which applies national law rather than international law.
  • Arbitration Panel, which derives authority from party consent rather than treaty establishment.
  • Truth Commission, which seeks reconciliation rather than judicial determination.
  • Mediation Body, which facilitates negotiation rather than binding adjudication.
  • Political Forum, which uses diplomatic processes rather than legal procedures.
• See: International Law, Judicial Body, International Court of Justice, International Criminal Court, Nuremberg Trials Tribunal, War Crime, Crime Against Humanity, Genocide, State Responsibility, International Dispute Resolution, Treaty Law, Customary International Law.

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