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ICTY prosecutor says Mladic arrest good step but took too long
International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) prosecutor Serge Brammertz said that the arrest of accused Serbian war criminal Ratko Mladic [ICTY backgrounder, PDF; JURIST news archive] was "significant on many levels" but questi (More) |
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Mladic receives month extension to review charges
Ratko Mladic [ICTY backgrounder, PDF; JURIST news archive] made his first appearance Friday at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) , contesting the charges while simultaneously asking for more time to review them. C (More) |
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ICTY sets first court date for Ratko Mladic
International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) prosecutor Serge Brammertz said Wednesday that Ratko Mladic [ICTY backgrounder; JURIST news archive] will appear before the tribunal Friday to face allegations of war crimes during (More) |
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Serbia court rejects Mladic appeal of extradition to ICTY on genocide charges
The Serbia War Crimes Court Tuesday rejected an appeal by alleged war criminal Ratko Mladic [ICTY backgrounder; JURIST news archive] of the decision that he is medically fit for extradition . Snezana Malovic, Serbia's justice minister, confirmed th (More) |
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Mladic lawyer appeals extradition, seeks independent medical analysis
Milos Saljic, the lawyer representing Ratko Mladic , announced on Monday that he has appealed last week's finding that his client is medically fit for extradition . Serbian authorities must postpone Mladic's extradition until the court reviews the (More) |
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Serbia judge finds Mladic fit for extradition
A Serbian judge on Friday found Ratko Mladic fit for extradition, despite concerns about his age and health. Serbian authorities captured Ratko Mladic on Thursday, ending a 16-year manhunt for the former general colonel and commander of the army (More) |
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Serbia arrests elusive war criminal Ratko Mladic
Serbian authorities have captured Ratko Mladic , it was announced Thursday, ending a 16-year manhunt for the former general colonel and commander of the army of the Serbian Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Mladic was one of the two remaining at- (More) |
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ICTY charges Seselj with contempt over confidential information on website
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Tuesday initiated contempt proceedings against former Serb nationalist politician Vojislav Seselj [case materials; JURIST news archive], who is being tried for war crimes, for (More) |
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Setting the Record Straight on International Speech Crime Law
JURIST Guest Columnist Gregory Gordon of the University of North Dakota School of Law says that in light of the case of Joshua arap Sang, and for purposes of educating the public and deterring future would-be perpetrators, we need a more accurate und (More) |
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HRW urges further amendments to Bangladesh international crimes tribunal
Human Rights Watch (HRW) sent a letter to the Bangladesh government Thursday praising its International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) to prosecute those responsible for atrocities committed during the 1971 struggle for independence, but urged the governm (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.
