UN extends Lebanon tribunal for three more years
February 23, 2012
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon on Tuesday extended the mandate for the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) for the next three years. The independent tribunal was set up by the Lebanese government to try the suspected perpetrators of the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Har....... [more] 
Lebanon tribunal to try accused Hariri assassins in absentia
February 2, 2012
Four accused assassins of former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri will be tried in absentia, a UN tribunal said Wednesday. The UN Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) said Wednesday that after considering the efforts taken by the prosecution and the authorities to apprehend the suspects, they woul....... [more]
Lebanese Trial in Absentia Faces Many Obstacles to Justice
December 3, 2011
JURIST Guest Columnist Niccolò Pons, Assistant Legal Officer of the Pre-Trial Chambers of the International Criminal Court, says that there are many obstacles for the Lebanese court both in obtaining and carrying out a trial in absentia, but that it can still be an effective tool in furthering....... [more]
Prosecutors urge Lebanon tribunal not to initiate trial in absentia
November 11, 2011
Prosecutors at the UN Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) urged the judge Friday to wait to commence the trial in absentia of four Hezbollah members indicted for killing former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri. The STL has faced great difficulty trying to arrest the members of Hezbollah in Leban....... [more]
Italy war crimes expert Cassese dies at 74
October 24, 2011
Antonio Cassese, a renowned Italian international war crimes expert and key figure in the establishment of two international criminal tribunals, died Saturday in Florence, Italy, at the age of 74. Cassese was the first president of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY....... [more]
Lebanon tribunal judge asks for trial in absentia
October 18, 2011
A judge for the UN Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) on Monday asked that the Trial Chamber initiate proceedings in absentia for four wanted suspects in the February 2005 assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafik al-Hariri. Pre-trial Judge Daniel Fransen, in accordance with STL rules....... [more]
Lebanon tribunal to investigate bomb attacks related to Hariri case
August 19, 2011
The UN Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) announced Friday that it will investigate three additional bomb attacks that may be connected to the February 2005 attack that killed former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri. The STL has established jurisdiction over the June 2005 assassination of anti....... [more]
Lebanon tribunal unseals indictment in Hariri case
August 17, 2011
The UN Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) on Wednesday unsealed the indictment against four individuals accused of assassinating former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri. The pre-trial judge issued a decision confirming the indictment, as well as an order lifting confidentiality. A sealed indi....... [more]
Lebanon tribunal urges suspects to turn themselves in
August 12, 2011
The president of the UN Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) made a public plea on Thursday for the four men wanted for killing former prime minister Rafik Hariri to turn themselves in. Judge Antonio Cassese guaranteed a fair trial and adequate representation and pressed Lebanese citizens to allow the....... [more]
Lebanon tribunal says authorities have reported back on Hariri probe
August 10, 2011
The UN Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) announced on Tuesday that Lebanese authorities reported to the tribunal on their efforts to search for and arrest four men wanted for killing former prime minister Rafik Hariri. Arrest warrants were issued in June for Mustafa Badreddine, Salim al-Ayyash, Ha....... [more]
Bloc of Lebanon MPs push PM to support of UN tribunal
July 5, 2011
A Lebanon opposition party demanded Tuesday that Prime Minister Najib Mikati announce full support for the UN-backed Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) during debates leading up to a vote of confidence for the prime minister. There is debate over a policy statement issued by Mikati on his support fo....... [more]
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