The co-hosts, Antonio Coco and Giulia Pinzauti, introduce the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL), of which Antonio Cassese ('Nino') was the first President. The Tribunal was created in 2007 to prosecute those responsible for the killing, among others, of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafic Hariri. Nino explains the Tribunal’s mandate with his own voice. His best-known contribution to the Tribunal's work is the controversial Appeals Chamber’s Interlocutory Decision on the definition of the crime of terrorism, issued on 16 February 2011. The co-hosts discuss the decision, the struggle to define terrorism in international law, and the lessons learned from the Tribunal’s experience with Guido Acquaviva, who worked as Chef de Cabinet during Nino’s presidency. Guido describes Nino’s energetic and optimistic approach and his determination to fight terrorism through the rule of law. 

Links

- Antonio Cassese explains the mandate of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, and what he hoped the Lebanese people could get from the Tribunal’s success (videos from the Special Tribunal for Lebanon’s YouTube channel)

- Special Tribunal for Lebanon, Appeals Chamber, Interlocutory Decision on the Applicable Law, 16 February 2011

- Special Tribunal for Lebanon: website

- Antonio Cassese, L’esperienza del male (2011)

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