ABSTRACT
This chapter examines the hybrid tribunals created for Kosovo, Timor-Leste, and Cambodia, as well as the Special Court for Sierra Leone in greater depth. Hybrid tribunals combine both domestic and international systems of justice to provide a mixed court system. The organization of a hybrid tribunal depends on the context, and can range from insertion of international judges into a domestic system, such as in Kosovo, to the creation of a special court, such as in Sierra Leone. Supporters of hybrid tribunals argue that such mechanisms combine the best of both national and international justice. They expect that the combination of domestic and international judges can avoid the risks of political manipulation and potential bias that domestic courts face. The Regulation 64 panels were first assigned to pending cases concerning war crimes. There were a number of Serbs already in detention when Regulation 64 came into effect.
