Special Tribunal For Lebanon"On 13 December 2005, the Government of the Republic of Lebanon requested the United Nations to establish a tribunal of an international character to try all those who are alleged responsible for the attack of 14 February 2005 in Beirut that killed the former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri and 22 others. Pursuant to Security Council resolution 1664 (2006), the United Nations and the Lebanese Republic negotiated an agreement on the establishment of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. Further to Security Council resolution 1757(2007) of 30 May 2007, the provisions of the document annexed to it and the Statute of the Special Tribunal there to attached, entered into force on 10 June 2007. "News
Statement by the President and Vice-President of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon following their visit to Lebanon from 31 January to 6 February 2010
5/2/2010 Beirut, 5 February 2010: At the conclusion of their week-long visit to Lebanon, the President of the Tribunal, Judge Antonio Cassese, and the Vice-President, Judge Ralph Riachy, wish to express their profound gratitude to the Lebanese political, judicial and academic authorities for the warm welcome extended to them and for the unfailing support offered to the Tribunal... more
STL President Antonio Cassese and Vice-President Ralph Riachy visit Lebanese University; the President gives a presentation to Beirut Bar Association
3/2/2010 Beirut, 3 February 2010: On the third day of their visit to Lebanon, President Cassese and Vice-President Riachy made a courtesy visit to the Rector of the Lebanese University and to the deans of the Faculty of Law and Political Science. With a view to strengthening the links between the Tribunal and the Lebanese universities... more
STL President Antonio Cassese and Vice-President Ralph Riachy Continue Visits with Lebanese Government Officials
2/2/2010Beirut, 2 February 2010: This morningPresident Antonio Cassese and Vice-President Ralph Riachy met with H.E. Nabih Berri, Speaker of the Parliament. They had an open discussion about the challenges that international criminal tribunals face... more
STL President Antonio Cassese and Vice-President Ralph Riachy Visit Lebanese Government Officials
1/2/2010Beirut, 1 February 2010 – President Antonio Cassese and Vice-President Riachy had meetings today with H.E. Michel Sleiman, President of the Republic, H.E. Ali Al-Chami, Minister of Foreign Affairs and H.E. Ibrahim Najjar, Minister of Justice...more
The President and Vice-President of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon are to meet senior Lebanese political and judicial officials and will continue the dialogue with representatives of civil society
29/1/201029 January 2010 – The President of the Tribunal, Judge Antonio Cassese, and the Vice-President, Judge Ralph Riachy, will be travelling to Lebanon on 1 February 2010 for a week-long visit during which they will be meeting some of the country’s most senior political and judicial officials. They will also be speaking to judges, lawyers and experts in international criminal justice, as well as Lebanese university students... more
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