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ICTY terminates appeal proceedings of deceased Bosnia army commander
The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal of the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Tuesday terminated the appellate proceedings in the case of former Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) army commander Rasim Delic [case materials; Trial Watch p (More) |
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ICTY convicts 7 senior Bosnian Serb officials of war crimes
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Thursday convicted seven senior Bosnian Serb officials of war crimes against Bosnian Muslims committed during the 1995 Srebrenica massacre . Military security chiefs Vujadin (More) |
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Bosnia prosecutor indicts three Serbs for crimes against humanity
The state prosecutor of Bosnia and Herzegovina indicted three Serbian men for crimes against humanity for their roles in an attack on the town of Cajnice during the Bosnian civil war . Milutin Kornjaca, Milorad Zivikovic and Dusko Tadic are charge (More) |
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ICTR transfers 25 cases to Rwandan jurisdiction
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) on Tuesday transferred the cases of 25 suspects in the 1994 Rwandan conflict [HRW backgrounder; JURIST news archive] to Rwandan authorities. The suspects, who have been investigated but not yet (More) |
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Europe governments agree to detain ICC convicts
The governments of Finland, Belgium, and Denmark agreed Tuesday to detain those convicted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) . ICC President Judge Sang-Hyun Song described the agreement as "an important element in the overall credibili (More) |
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ICTY prosecutor urges greater Croatia cooperation for EU accession
Chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) Serge Brammertz said Friday that Croatia must make additional efforts to assist in investigations of war crimes during the 1991-1995 Balkan war . Approval fr (More) |
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Mladic family seeks official death declaration
The family of war crimes suspect Ratko Mladic [case materials; JURIST news archive] will file a claim in the Belgrade District Court seeking to have the former military leader declared officially dead, according to Serbian media reports [Novosti (More) |
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KOSOVO: Challenges to Statehood
Kristine Long, Pitt Law '11, attended a lecture held by Vjosa Osmani, Pitt Law L.L.M '05 and advisor to the President of Kosovo on Legal and International Affairs... A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to attend a lecture on Kosovo's (More) |
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ICTY upholds contempt conviction of Serb nationalist leader
The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Wednesday affirmed the contempt conviction of Vojislav Seselj [case materials; JURIST news archive], a Serbian politician and former president of the Se (More) |
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ICTY upholds acquittal of Macedonia ex-interior minister
The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Wednesday affirmed the acquittal of former Macedonian interior minister Ljube Boskoski , while upholding the sentence imposed against Macedonian police (More) |
Justinian I issues Corpus Juris Civilis
On April 7, 529 - Byzantine Emperor Justinian I issued the first draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (Body of Civil Law). The Justinian Code represented a revival of Roman Law and a compilation of laws for the Byzantine Empire. It became the foundation of Canon Law in the Catholic Church and Civil Law in modern Europe.
Learn more about the Corpus Juris Civilis from the University of Wyoming College of Law.
