| | ASIL Insights:The ICTR Appeals Chamber Dismisses the Prosecutor’s Appeal to Transfer Michel Bagaragaza for Trial ... |
 | | On 30 August 2006, the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR, or the Tribunal), sitting in The Hague, dismissed an appeal by the ICTR Prosecutor against the 19 May 2006 Decision of Trial Chamber III, which denied a Prosecution motion to transfer the case of The Prosecutor v. |
 | | Furthermore, the Prosecution argued that the ICTR judges were aware of the course of action adopted by their colleagues at the ICTY who amended their Rules following the adoption of Resolution 1534. |
 | | The judges, however, chose not to change the ICTR Rules, therefore implying their intention that the gravity of the crimes charged and the accused person’s level of responsibility should not be taken into account in determining whether an order for referral to a national court should be made. |
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