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Special Tribunal for Lebanon
Article: Empty dock: symbol of political failure?
There has been a mixed response to the announcement of the decision to “try the four men accused of the 14 February 2005 attack in their absence," by the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) on 1 February. The Tribunal was set up...
Article: STL: trial in absentia
A special UN-backed court probing the murder of former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq Hariri in a 2005 Beirut bomb attack said Wednesday it will try four Hezbollah members in absentia. "The trial chamber of the Special Tribunal for...
Article: STL: Chief Prosecutor to leave in February
The chief prosecutor of the UN-backed special court probing the 2005 murder of former Lebanese premier Rafiq Hariri announced Wednesday that he will leave the post when his term ends in February. "Daniel Bellemare has informed the...
Article: Judicial Politics: Funding the STL
When Lebanon’s prime minister, Najib Mikati, made a surprise announcement last week and said he had transferred Lebanon’s share of the annual budget for the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) he averted a crisis. By Daisy Mohr...
Article: Hariri court funding a 'victory': Lebanon opposition
Lebanon's opposition on Wednesday welcomed the prime minister's decision to fund a UN-backed tribunal probing the murder of ex-premier Rafiq Hariri, saying the move marked a tacit recognition by Hezbollah of the court. "This is a...
Article: Hariri Tribunal: Lebanon Pays Up
Lebanon has paid its share for a UN-backed court investigating the killing of statesman Rafik al-Hariri, Prime Minister Najib Mikati said on Wednesday, resolving months of political wrangling that threatened to bring down the government.
Article: Lebanon Tribunal – trials in absentia of natural justice?
The Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL), the body set up to pursue the killers of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri, discusses today whether to push ahead with trials, despite having no suspects in the dock. By Richard Walker, The...
Article: Hezbollah and the Lebanon tribunal – paying for your pariah
The funding of the special tribunal for Lebanon (STL) is a divisive issue in Lebanese politics. Lebanon must pay its share of the annual budget in a few weeks but five months after the release of the first indictments many here doubt if...
Article: STL: in absentia - the only way?
The first hearing on trials in absentia under international law will take place before the UN-backed Special Tribunal for Lebanon on November 11. The defence and the prosecution will present arguments on moving into absentia proceedings....
Article: Leading war crimes judge Cassese dies
Judge Antonio Cassese, the first president of the UN-backed Lebanon tribunal and the Yugoslavia war crimes court in The Hague, has died after a long fight with cancer. [related-articles]Italian-born Cassese, 73, who stepped down as...
