# The United Nations (International Tribunal) (Rwanda) (Amendment) Order 1997, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the United Nations (International Tribunal) (Rwanda) Order 1996 (“the 1996 Order”) by extending limited immunities and privileges to a judge, Prosecutor or Registrar of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Genocide and Other Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of Rwanda and Rwandan citizens responsible for genocide and other such violations committed in the territory of neighbouring states, between 1 January 1994 and 31 December 1994, who is a British national or permanently resident in the United Kingdom. This brings the 1996 Order into conformity with the Statute of the International Tribunal.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/1751/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/united-nations-international-tribunal-rwanda-amendment-order-1997/note
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