Decision of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon on the admissibility in trial of documents disclosed at the WikiLeaks website

Authors

  • Juan Francisco Lobo Fernández

Abstract

After analyzing the exceptional nature of the hybrid court known as Special Tribunal for Lebanon established in 2007, one of its most recent rulings issued on 21 May 2015 is commented, whereby it denies the admissibility in trial of documents published in the website “WikiLeaks”. Finally, this ruling is appraised from a human rights perspective.

Keywords:

Hybrid courts, Special Tribunal for Lebanon, Proof, WikiLeaks