The idea of high-level officials being tried for corruption by the tribunal was criticised by the European Commission for Democracy through Law, better known as the Venice Commission, and was eventually dropped.
Üst düzey yetkililerin bu mahkemede yargılanması fikri, Avrupa Hukuk Yoluyla Demokrasi Komisyonu, diğer adıyla Venedik Komisyonu tarafından da eleştirildi ve nihayetinde vazgeçildi.