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a court that skipped law school's fancier robes but kept its power to ruin your week.
means a formal body, judicial or quasi-judicial, that hears disputes and issues binding decisions outside the ordinary court system.
from from latin tribunal, the raised platform where a roman tribune sat to dispense justice — literally elevated so the crowd could see who was judging them.
root meaningoriginally just a stone or wooden platform
not always bindingsome tribunals only recommend, others rule outright
speed advantagebuilt to be faster and cheaper than regular courts
for instance
nuremberg tribunal — 1945-46, tried nazi leaders for crimes against humanity
icty — hague tribunal, 1993-2017, prosecuted yugoslav war crimes
employment tribunal — uk body ruling on unfair dismissal and workplace disputes
rwanda tribunal — ictr, arusha, tanzania, judged the 1994 genocide