# The United Nations (International Tribunal) (Rwanda) Order 1996, Paragraph 2


The International Tribunal for Rwanda shall have primacy over the national courts of all States. At any stage of the procedure, the International Tribunal for Rwanda may formally request national courts to defer to its competence in accordance with the present Statute and the Rules of Procedure and Evidence of the International Tribunal for Rwanda.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/1296/schedule/part/8/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/united-nations-international-tribunal-rwanda-order-1996/schedule/part-8/paragraph-2
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