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Mladic war crimes trial resumes with witness testimony
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Monday resumed the trial of former Bosnian Serb Army commander Ratko Mladic [ICTY case materials; JURIST news archive]. The court reopened the trial with the testimony of witn (More) |
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The ICC Turns Ten: Evolution and Development
JURIST Guest Columnist Stuart Ford of the John Marshall Law School says that although the International Criminal Court has encountered numerous obstacles during the first ten years of its existence, its reputation will ultimately be decided over a lo (More) |
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UN prosecutors appeal acquittal of former Bosnian Serb leader
Prosecutors at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Tuesday appealed last week's decision acquitting former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic [ICTY case summary, PDF; JURIST news archive] on one of 11 charges f (More) |
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Libya releases detained ICC staff members
The Libyan government on Monday released four International Criminal Court (ICC) staff members who had been detained for nearly four weeks. The release was announced while the ICC's president, Sang-Hyun Song, was visiting the country. The prosecut (More) |
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ICTY sentences war crimes suspect to two years for contempt
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Thursday convicted [judgment, PDF; press release] Serb nationalist politician and war crimes suspect Vojislav Seselj [official website, in Serbian; JURIST news archive] of cont (More) |
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ICTY dismisses one charge against Karadzic, upholds remainder
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Thursday denied a motion by former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic [ICTY case summary, PDF; JURIST news archive] to dismiss 10 charges against him, while acquitting him o (More) |
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Libya agrees to consider humanitarian laws during military operations
Libyan armed forces on Tuesday signed an agreement with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) affirming that the country will consider international humanitarian laws during military operations. Under the memorandum, which was signed (More) |
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Serbia court sentences 14 individuals for war crimes
The War Crimes Chamber of the Belgrade District Court on Tuesday sentenced 14 former members of the Yugoslav army and paramilitaries for killing non-Serb civilians during the Serbo-Croatian War in which around 20,000 people lost their lives. The co (More) |
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Netherlands to appeal state liability for deaths of 3 Bosniaks at Srebrenica
The Netherlands plans to appeal a judgment finding its government liable for the death of three Bosnian Muslims (Bosiniaks) during the Srebrenica massacre [BBC timeline; JURIST news archive] and forcing it to compensate the men's families. The Hague (More) |
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ICTY prosecutor seeks 20-year sentence for former Kosovo PM
Prosecutors in the retrial of Ramush Haradinaj [materials; BBC profile], a Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) commander and the former prime minister of Kosovo, on Monday asked the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) to give (More) |
India sues Union Carbide over Bhopal industrial disaster
On April 8, 1985, the government of India filed a lawsuit against the Union Carbide Corporation for the Bhopal industrial disaster in which forty-two tons of methyl isocyanate gas was released from the pesticide plant of a Union Carbide subsidiary in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India. The disaster initially killed 2,000 Indians and injured another 200,000. These injuries led to another 16,000 deaths as a result of exposure to the gas. In 1989, the parties reached a $470 million settlement out of court.
Learn more about the Bhopal industrial disaster from the Bhopal Gas Tragedy Relief and Rehabilitation Department of the government of Madhya Pradesh.
