[opiniojuris] Julian Ku: The ICTR Enters the Fourth Quarter Down by Two Touchdowns

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Posted by Julian Ku:
The ICTR Enters the Fourth Quarter Down by Two Touchdowns
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   Pardon the U.S. football analogy, but this [1]report from about the
   International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda's scramble to finish trying
   its caseload before its 2008 deadline does have the feel of a team
   rushing to catch up before the clock runs out. The ICTR's main
   strategy for beating the clock is the transfer of many of its
   detainees to Rwanda for trial. This seems like a good strategy,
   although various obstacles loom including concern about the fairness
   of the Rwanda system and the possibility of the death penalty being
   imposed.
   It is a shame to rush the ICTR in its trials, but deadlines are useful
   and necessary for international tribunals as well. Ad hoc temporary
   tribunals are supposed to be just that, and deadlines have a wonderful
   way of focusing a tribunal's attention and energies.

References

   1. http://www.iwpr.net/?p=acr&s=f&o=328694&apc_state=henpacr