international

Ad hoc tribunal

Ad hoc tribunal is a temporary court or tribunal established for a specific purpose or to address a particular issue.

They are often

They are often created when existing legal mechanisms are inadequate or unavailable to address a particular situation.

They may be established

They may be established by governments, international organizations, or agreements between parties involved in a dispute

These tribunals are

These tribunals are usually formed with a purpose to adjudicate disputes or handle legal matters that arise in specific situations

such as

such as international conflicts or human rights violations

They have a

They have a limited duration and jurisdiction, and once their mandate is fulfilled, they are dissolved

The examples of

The examples of ad hoc tribunals are the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR)

to prosecute

to prosecute individuals responsible for war crimes, genocide, and crimes against humanity committed during conflicts in the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda