Tribunal Quotations

I think today that it is essential that the Rwandan tribunal continues to prosecute efficiently. And if the U.N. fails to do that, it is sending entirely the wrong message to people who are in the position to complete these atrocities again.

An understanding of Sor Juana's work must include an understanding of the prohibitions her work confronts. Her speech leads us to what cannot be said, what cannot be said to an orthodoxy, the orthodoxy to a tribunal, and the tribunal to a sentence.

Fix reason firmly in her seat, and call to her tribunal every fact, every opinion. Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason, than that of blindfolded fear.

Many of these disputes have been submitted to the Court of International Justice, and the judgment of that tribunal has always been accepted as final.

Mr. Milosevic and others who have been indicted by this tribunal, the only place where they should face justice is this tribunal in the Hague.

Moscow cannot but regret this decision given that the tribunal paid no attention to the Russian Federation's guarantees.

Nuremberg begat the Yugoslavia tribunal which begat the Rwanda tribunal which begat the special court for Sierra Leone and East Timor and now the permanent International Criminal Court.

Now that the tribunal has (former Yugoslav president Slobodan) Milosevic in the dock, the prosecutor (Carla del Ponte) is being more and more direct in her demands that the two most wanted suspects be brought in now.

If this painstaking experiment in international humanitarian law succeeds, the tribunal will ensure that individuals responsible for atrocities, having been fairly tried and convicted, are held accountable for their actions.

I'd be pretty surprised now if anyone had any cause to go to the courts. I think the AFL have worked the tribunal to the stage where it almost becomes court-proof,

But there seems to be the impression that without Milosevic, Karadzic and Mladic in custody, the tribunal has somehow failed in its mission.

Because of the significance of the issue, both the NSWRU and ARU agree further action is warranted. After the problems in South Africa last year, we have put a lot of effort into redefining the Wallabies' disciplinary protocol. This latest incident has to be viewed as a serious matter, and automatically must go to a code-of-conduct tribunal conducted by an independent chairperson.

Because of the victims, the truth and justice I regret that the trial against Slobodan Milosevic at the UN tribunal has not been concluded.

Today, I have filed an official request to the tribunal to have the autopsy carried out in Moscow, having in mind his claims yesterday that he was being poisoned in the jail.

God knows what we're going to find when Kosovo is open again and the international war crimes tribunal is allowed in.

There are numerous precedents for the government approving deals where the competition tribunal had recommended against it.

I think it is a very delicate moment for the country and we are going to wait until the end, until the electoral tribunal has processed all the votes because with such a small difference, anything can happen.

It could be a mass grave but obviously it will be up to the International Tribunal in the Hague, once it's able to go into Kosovo to conduct a thorough investigation.

It is an outrage that the U.S. government put him before a tribunal that is essentially a court of conviction not of justice.

That evidence is in our possession, but before we hand over the evidence we need to know to whom to hand it over, ... What kind of tribunal will be in place? And I understand that the statute for the tribunal is being finalized at this moment and may be published in the few days.

We continue to demand that the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia get immediate access to Kosovo.

We handed them a complete file, which is a concrete evidence of cooperation with the tribunal and fulfillment of obligations that we took upon ourselves.

We need to have clear and transparent answers to show full cooperativeness towards the war crimes tribunal and enable access to our archives, which will be assessed as a great advance in cooperation.

The problem will occur if judges are not able to insulate the tribunal against that influence. If they are unable to do that, then there are going to be serious questions about the tribunal's fairness and credibility.

Unfortunately, today we are getting messages from the tribunal that they are not responsible. I think they are responsible for what happened.

The decree of a coercive tribunal would not need to conform to the true standard of wages, the final productivity of social labor. It would introduce into distribution a genuinely arbitrary element, with a very large ultimate power to pervert the natural system.

There are a lot of inconsistencies and ironies in this case, that I hope that the (U.N.) administrative tribunal will appreciate. And I hope they have a sense of humor. Otherwise we will all be crying.

We think there is a certainly a credible basis for this investigation by the tribunal given the facts that we have gathered.

This tribunal was voted on by Russia and by all the members of the (U.N.) Security Council, ... It's a United Nations tribunal. It's not an American tribunal. It's not a NATO tribunal. And the Yugoslav authorities know that.

The government must be convinced to support the organization and the functioning of an international tribunal to prosecute the Khmer Rouge.

You had the right of appeal. You did not take it. The matters therefore have all been dealt with, and your views about the tribunal are now completely irrelevant as far as these proceedings are concerned.

The principles of the common law, standing alone, in my opinion compel the exclusion of third-party torture evidence as unreliable, unfair, offensive to ordinary standards of humanity and decency and incompatible with the principles which should animate a tribunal seeking to administer justice.

The secretary-general hopes that the tribunal will uphold the international standards of justice necessary to ensure its legitimacy, fairness and independence.

The son of Mr Milosevic has just informed (the) Hague tribunal that the funeral of his father will be in Belgrade.

Of course, we can decide not to cooperate with The Hague tribunal but we have to be aware that the consequences would be catastrophic,

Defense lawyers have said they will boycott the next court hearing scheduled for November 28. The High Tribunal is the only one able to rule on this, and is free to appoint other lawyers or choose any other solution.

Decisions in most of LOST's agencies - and especially its Tribunal - will be made on the basis of majority rule. Each country will have one vote.

Any known attempt at proselyting would be instantly amenable at a criminal tribunal and would probably be punished by the death of the proselyte and the banishment of the missionary. All efforts must be conducted in private and are therefore very limited.

As a U.N. member state, we are obliged to fully cooperate with The Hague tribunal and have asked all state bodies for full cooperation.

This is something we have noted coming from the tribunal today, but it does not change the intensity and momentum of Operation Allied Force.

There's a new tribunal now higher than God's --The educated man s!

It is vitally important that the security of all involved with the tribunal should be equally assured to ensure a trial free from intimidation and coercion,

It's up to the tribunal to indict and name people as war criminals.

Do I believe that people indicted by this tribunal will be tried? If I didn't believe that, I wouldn't be here, ... Yes, I believe they will be tried.

They'll either face a military tribunal or nothing at all.

I have very little confidence that any state court is an objective and impartial tribunal for deciding this case.

I have not been officially notified. I would not want to comment on anything. Complete responsibility for this lies on the international tribunal for former Yugoslavia.

If Serbia-Montenegro still fails to achieve full cooperation with the (International Criminal Tribunal for ex-Yugoslavia) we cannot avoid disruption of the negotiations.

In accordance with international law, those who give such orders should be held responsible, including in a criminal way, ... The international tribunal on the former Yugoslavia should immediately look into this.

The tribunal seems to have taken on board our concerns about how the incident arose.

The tribunal provided the best possible treatment to Mr Milosevic.

The tribunal has nothing to be blamed for.

The tribunal did not object to us doing this, also.

The chamber has had the benefit of a report by the tribunal doctor. As a result of that, it considers it inappropriate to continue today, and we will not sit tomorrow under the circumstances and until Monday.

All responsibility for his death lies on the International Tribunal for former Yugoslavia.