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Assessing the Political Acceptance of Hybrid Courts in Fractured States: The Case of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon

Tamirace Fakhoury, 2016

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The chapter addresses the acceptance of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) among different groups of society in Lebanon. In 2007, the STL was established following a UN Resolution with the mandate to try those most responsible for specific crimes committed between 2004 and 2005. The crimes in question were attempted and actual assassinations, the most prominent of which was the murder of Prime Minister Hariri in 2005. The chapter argues that, while Lebanon had asked the UN for help in prosecuting these crimes and while there was a genuine desire to bring peace and justice in the aftermath of the crimes, the court since its establishment has been a polarizing factor in Lebanese society. The chapter distinguishes between institutional acceptance, encompassing legal and policy spheres and discursive acceptance, which refer to the elite, grassroots and regional levels.

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