The government of the Central African Republic (CAR) voted to create a Special Criminal Court to deal with war time atrocities on Wednesday.
The new judicial body, voted in by the national Transition Council, will consist of 27 judges, 13 of which are from other countries, reports the Jurist.
In January, a UN investigative commission found that crimes against humanity had been committed by all parties to the conflict and called for the establishment of an international court, to objectively investigate and prosecute perpetrators of such crimes.
UN report finds ethnic cleansing but no genocidal intent in CAR (10 Jan 2015)