Early examples of international courts include the Nuremberg and Tokyo tribunals established in the aftermath of World War II . Three such courts are presently located at The Hague in the Netherlands : the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia ( ICTY ) , the International Court of Justice ( ICJ ) , and the International Criminal Court ( ICC ) . Further international courts exist elsewhere , usually with their jurisdiction restricted to a particular country or issue , such as the one dealing with the genocide in Rwanda . In addition to international tribunals created to address crimes committed during genocides and civil war , ad hoc courts combining international and domestic strategies have also been established on a situational basis . Examples of these “ hybrid tribunals ” are found in Sierra Leone , Lebanon , East Timor , and Cambodia
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