A [Model Context Protocol](https://modelcontextprotocol.io) server that exposes the `international-criminal-tribunals-skills` suite to any MCP client (Claude Desktop, Claude Code, or another host). This is the first MCP server from the Impact Litigation Lab. It reads the tribunal skill folders in this repository live — it does not duplicate their content — and surfaces four capability areas that map onto the suite's verification-first methodology: | Area | Tool / resource | |---|---| | Expose the skills | `list_tribunals`, `get_skill_file`, `get_foundational_texts`, `skill://…` resources | | Verify citations | `verify_citation` | | Search the case law | `search_jurisprudence` | | Retrieve documents | `fetch_document` (with PDF text extraction) | The server never authorises citing case law from memory. `verify_citation` returns the *guidance* to verify a citation against a Tier 1 source; it does not assert correctness. `fetch_document` honours the suite's fallback ladder when an authoritative domain blocks a direct fetch (e.g. icc-cpi.int 403s).

Verification-first methodology for the Jurisdicción Especial para la Paz (JEP), Colombia's transitional justice court under the 2016 Acuerdo Final with FARC-EP. Citations are verified against jep.gov.co before use. Covers the 11 macrocasos (from Caso 01 secuestro through Caso 11 violencia sexual, including Caso 03 falsos positivos), the three sanction tiers (propias, alternativas, ordinarias), TOAR, and the SIVJRNR sister bodies (CEV, UBPD). Guards the key structural distinctions (Sala de Reconocimiento vs Tribunal para la Paz; comparecientes FARC-EP vs Fuerza Pública vs terceros civiles; Acto Legislativo 01/2017 vs Ley Estatutaria 1957/2019). Research aid, not legal advice.

Verification-first methodology for the Kosovo Specialist Chambers and Specialist Prosecutor's Office (The Hague, applying Kosovo law). Citations are verified against scp-ks.org before use; appeal registry numbers are cited only once confirmed. Covers Thaçi et al., Mustafa, Pjetër Shala and Gucati & Haradinaj. Research aid, not legal advice.

Verification-first methodology for the Special Court for Sierra Leone and its Residual Special Court. Citations are verified against rscsl.org and legal-tools.org. Covers Taylor, the AFRC/CDF/RUF cases, the child-soldier and forced-marriage holdings, the head-of-State immunity decision, and the fixed-term (no life) penalty regime. Research aid, not legal advice.

Verification-first methodology for the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. Citations are verified against the STL legacy archive and legal-tools.org. Covers the Ayyash et al. case, the two contempt cases (STL-14-05 New TV/Al-Khayat and STL-14-06 Akhbar Beirut/Al-Amin), and the 2011 terrorism decision. Research aid, not legal advice.