International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT)

The International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (the Mechanism) is a United Nations organization tasked with carrying out the remaining work of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) and the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY).

On 22 September 2019, The Mechanism will open its doors to the public.

Visiting the Mechanism will offer the opportunity to learn more about the history of landmark cases on genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity, as well as the 1990s conflicts in the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda.

The Mechanism has two branches: one in Arusha, United Republic of Tanzania, and one in The Hague. At The Hague branch, the Mechanism is primarily concerned with tasks inherited from the ICTY. The ICTY was the first UN international criminal tribunal established to prosecute persons considered responsible for the most serious crimes that took place during the 1990s conflicts in the Balkans. Established in 1993, the ICTY irreversibly changed the landscape of international criminal and humanitarian law and has ushered in a new era where it is no longer a question that individuals who commit grave crimes should be held criminally responsible. The tribunal completed its mandate in December 2017, handing its remaining tasks to the Mechanism.

In carrying out its functions, including completing the remaining cases inherited from the two Tribunals, witness protection, preservation of archives and assistance to national jurisdictions, the Mechanism maintains the legacies of these two pioneering ad hoc international tribunals and strives to reflect best practices in the field of international criminal justice. Appeal proceedings in the ICTY-related case of Ratko Mladić, as well as a retrial in the case of Jovica Stanišić and Franko Simatović, among other judicial matters, are currently ongoing at the Mechanism’s Hague branch. Earlier this year, the Appeal Judgment was delivered in the case against Radovan Karadžić.

For more information, see the programme and registration details.

Program

Open from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

  • Highlight session with a Mechanism Judge
  • Courtroom tours
  • Documentaries on the Tribunals’ landmark cases
  • Presentations by senior UN officials with Q&A sessions
  • Presentations by Defence Counsel with Q&A sessions
  • Information sessions on IRMCT internships
  • Exhibitions
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Address

International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT)
Churchillplein 1
2517 JW The Hague
www.irmct.org

 

Security

Most organisations have strict security. Because of this, we have added a list of the DO’s and DON’Ts for you. As a visitor, you’ll be required to follow these. You will receive your security passes a week beforehand via e-mail. We ask you to please bring it with you. The security of the organisations can ask you to show your passes. Although the chance is there that registration will be enough and you will not be asked to show your pass. At all times you are required to bring a legal personal ID, like a passport of a ID-Card. Bus-, library, etc. cards are not valid identification. Security checks take time, so please keep this in mind when visiting. We ask for your patience for any eventual waiting times.

Do’s

  • Bring a valid ID like a passport or ID card
  • Bring a your admission ticket (print or online version)
  • Keep in mind that security checks can take some time.
  • Listen and comply with security.

Don’ts

  • Do not bring large bags.
  • Do not bring prams unless absolutely necessary.
  • Do not bring electronic devices.
  • Photos and video recordings aren’t always permitted.