What are the advantages of hybrid tribunals?
(Mélodie Sahraie) The new phenomenon of « hybrid » or mixed tribunals has been multiplying in the last decade, accordingly changing the landscape of international justice. Partly designed in response to frustrations brought by the ICTY and ICTR and political problem affecting the ICC, it became increasingly popular in the fight against impunity for international criminals. Kosovo, East Timor, Cambodia, Sierra Leone, Bosnia or Lebanon are examples of countries where the use of hybrid tribunals has been preferred by the international community to address the mass atrocities committed there. This innovative method of bringing perpetrators of international crimes to justice is characterized by a combination of national and international elements, as far as the structure and function of the court are concerned, more precisely its judges and mandate, the law applied, as well as the criminal procedure.[1] Because hybrid courts are not fully national nor purely international courts, they combi
