Journal of International Criminal Justice Advance Access published online on October 27, 2009
Journal of International Criminal Justice, doi:10.1093/jicj/mqp062
The Internationalization of Domestic Jurisdictions by International Tribunals
The Special Tribunal for Lebanon Renders Its First Decisions
Defence Counsel before international criminal tribunals, member of the Journals Editorial Committee and author most recently of The Law of Command Responsibility (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009). [gmettraux{at}gmail.com]
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After a few months of operation, the Special Tribunal for Lebanon has already rendered a number of important orders. They provide the outline of some of the new challenges, which the Court is set to confront, but also offer clear insight into the general legal philosophy that underpins this new institution.