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Prosecutors urge transfer of international criminals to tribunals
Prosecutors from six world criminal courts released a joint statement Sunday urging the continued support and cooperation of the international community in aiding special tribunals in the prosecution of international criminals. The Sixth Colloquium (More) |
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Bosnian Serb leader cancels referendum on war crimes court
Milorad Dodik , president of the Bosnian Serb Republic, Republika Srpska , announced on Friday that he has cancelled a referendum on the legality of the war crimes court that was set to take place next month. The referendum would have gauged support (More) |
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Austria court rules Croatia ex-PM can be extradited
The Salzburg Provincial Court ruled on Monday that the extradition of former Croatian prime minister Ivo Sanader can proceed. Sanader was arrested by Austrian officials in December on charges of abuse of power, corruption and fraud for taking nearl (More) |
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'Genocide Denial' and the ICTR: Reflections of a Former Defense Counsel
JURIST Guest Columnist Peter Erlinder of William Mitchell College of Law was defense counsel in the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) until last month when he was removed for "misconduct," an action that he argues was part of a wider (More) |
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ICTY allows Seselj war crimes trial to continue
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) ruled Wednesday that the war crimes trial of former Serb nationalist politician Vojislav Seselj [case materials; JURIST news archive] can continue. Seselj, charged with 14 counts (More) |
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ICTY finds Croatia military leaders guilty of war crimes
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Friday found former Croatian Colonel General Ante Gotovina [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] guilty [judgment summary, PDF; materials] of several counts of crimes against huma (More) |
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Bosnia war crimes court indicts former Croat soldier
The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) on Thursday indicted former Croat soldier Miroslav Anic for war crimes against Bosnian Muslim civilians allegedly committed during the 1992-95 Bosnian civil war . The indictment alleges that Anic and his (More) |
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Bosnia war crimes victims submit evidence against former Serbian officials
Bosnian war crimes victims on Thursday submitted evidence to the Prosecutors Office for Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) accusing three former members of the Serbian Supreme Council of war crimes committed during the 1992-95 Bosnian civil war . Former (More) |
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UN prosecutors demand life sentence for ex-Yugoslav army chief
UN prosecutors on Tuesday demanded that ex-Yugoslav army chief Momcilo Perisic receive a life sentence for war crimes and crimes against humanity. Perisic is on trial before the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) , cha (More) |
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France court awards Bosnia civil war victims damages for injuries
A French court on Monday awarded a Bosnian family 200,000 euros (USD $280,000) for wartime abuses committed by former Bosnian Serb leaders Radovan Karadzic and Biljana Plavsic . In an unprecedented civil decision, the Tribunal de Grande Instance of (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.
