Trials before national courts in the area have certain additional advantages that we do not have. Because trials which are conducted in the area itself, close to the victims, close to the crimes, have a greater resonance for the victims than trials which are conducted 2000 miles away.
Theodor Meron, Judge of the ICTY from 2001 to 2011, its President for four terms (2002-2011) and then for three terms (2012-2019) President of the IRMCT. In an interview with SENSE in October 2003, Judge Meron spoke about the balance sheet of the ICTY’s first ten years and its contribution to the development of international criminal justice.