Delegation from Beirut and Tripoli Bar Associations Visits STL

A delegation of 29 Lebanese lawyers from the Beirut and Tripoli Bar associations began a working visit in The Hague on Monday, announced the Special Tribunal for Lebanon’s press office in a statement.

In addition to the STL, the group will visit the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, the International Court of Justice, and the International Criminal Court, it added.

Judge Sir David Baragwanath, the President of the STL, will welcome the delegation, along with top representatives from the tribunal's four organs.

The lawyers will be briefed by senior officials at the STL, as well as other tribunals based in The Hague.

Representatives from the four organs of the tribunal will discuss criminal proceedings before the STL, such as the investigation and pre-trial stage, trials in absentia, and how certain features of the STL compare with the Lebanese legal system.

The seminar, which runs from 23 to 25 January, is part of the efforts of the Outreach and Legacy Section of the STL to promote international justice and expand awareness of the tribunal’s procedures and rules.