This book examines hybrid tribunals created in Sierra Leone, Kosovo, Cambodia, East Timor, and Lebanon, in terms of their origins (the political and social forces that led to their creation), the legal regimes that they used, their various institutional structures, and the challenges that they faced during their operations. Through this study, the author looks at both their successes and their shortcomings, and presents recommendations for the formation of future hybrid tribunals.
This unique volume combines historical and legal analyses of hybrid tribunals, discusses the successes and shortfalls of tribunals in Sierra Leone, Kosovo, Cambodia, East Timor and Lebanon, and offers recommendations for future hybrid tribunals.
¿¿Introduction: Hybrid Tribunals in International Justice.- I: Forming the Hybrid Tribunals.- Sierra Leone: Civil War and Justice.- Kosovo: International and Hybrid Justice.- Cambodia: Justice (long) After the Fact.- East Timor: Genocide and Colonialism.- Lebanon: Assassination of Rafic Hariri and Global Justice.- II: Structuring the Tribunals.- Sierra Leone.- Kosovo.- Cambodia.- East Timor.- Lebanon.- III: The Tribunals in Action.- Sierra Leone: Taylor and "The Other".- Cambodia and Lebanon: Fighting for Independence.- Kosovo and East Timor: Working in the UN System.- IV: Conclusions: Evaluating the Tribunals.- Hybrid Tribunals and Local Justice.- Hybrid Tribunals and International Justice Revisited.- Guidelines for Future Tribunals.¿