The Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) is a court of "international character" based in The Hague, Netherlands with offices in Beirut, Lebanon. It was inaugurated in 2009. Its primary mandate is to hold trials for the people accused of carrying out the attack of February 14, 2005 which killed 23 people, including the former prime minister of Lebanon, Rafiq Hariri. The Court is comprised of four organs: Chamber, The Office of the Prosecutor, The Defence Office, and Registry. The website has the tribunal's cases and other documents associated with the court. The applicable law consists of the relevant provisions of the Lebanese Criminal Code as well as internationally recognized forms of individual criminal responsibility and rules of procedure largely based on those of the international criminal tribunals.
The Special Tribunal for Lebanon: Law and Practice by