Summary

by the United Nations United Nations Security Council Resolution 1757

At the request of the presiding judge of the Trial Chamber, the President of the Special Tribunal may, in the interest of justice, assign the alternate judges to be present at each stage of the trial and to replace a judge if that judge is unable to continue sitting.
Article 9 Qualification and appointment of judges
1. The judges shall be persons of high moral character, impartiality and integrity, with extensive judicial experience. They shall be independent in the performance of their functions and shall not accept or seek instructions from any Government or any other source.
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by the United Nations United Nations Security Council Resolution 1757

No person shall be tried before a national court of Lebanon for acts for which he or she has already been tried by the Special Tribunal.
2. A person who has been tried by a national court may be subsequently tried by the Special Tribunal if the national court proceedings were not impartial or independent, were designed to shield the accused from criminal responsibility for crimes within the jurisdiction of the Tribunal or the case was not diligently prosecuted.
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