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UDC 341.171:341.24

DOI 10.37749/2308-9636-2020-7(211)-6

O. V. Bazov ,

doctoral student at the Department of International Law

Institute of International Relations

Kyiv National University

named after Taras Shevchenko,

Candidate of Law

ORCID ID 0000-0001-5763-1653

 

SPECIAL TRIBUNAL FOR LEBANON: LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK OF OPERATION

The article presents the results of a study of the legal and institutional foundations of the activities of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. In particular, the role of the UN Security Council and the government of the Republic of Lebanon in the formation of this Tribunal, the features of its legal and institutional foundations as a court of international character are determined. An analysis of its international and national components is carried out. The jurisdictional powers of the Tribunal and the practice of its activities are studied.

Keywords: international crimes, terrorism, special tribunal, legal principles, institutional principles.

 

List of used literature

  1. UN Charter. URL: http://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/995_010 .
  2. UN Security Council Resolution 1757 (2007), adopted at the 5685th meeting of the UN Security Council on 30 May 2007: UN Document S/RES/1757 (2007), 30 May 2007: Publication on the official website of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon: stl-tsl.org/en/documents/un-documents/security-council-resolution-1757.
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