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ICTY prosecutors seek to amend Mladic indictment
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) [official website; JURIST news archive] announced Thursday that the Office of the Prosecutor has filed a motion to amend the indictment against former Bosnian Serb Commander Ratk (More) |
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EU police arrest war crimes suspect in Kosovo
European Union police officers on Thursday arrested a suspected war criminal in Kosovo. Sabit Geci is accused of being a former member of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) [GlobalSecurity backgrounder; JURIST news archive], which allegedly tortured p (More) |
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Bosnia war crimes court acquits genocide suspect
The appellate division of the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina on Wednesday acquitted [press release; case materials] Serb wartime commander Milos Stupar of genocide charges in connection with his alleged involvement in killings committed at the S (More) |
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US extradites Serbian war crimes suspect to Bosnia
The US Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Tuesday removed accused Bosnian civil war criminal Marko Boskic to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). Boskic will stand trial in Sarajevo for his role in the Srebrenica massacre in 1995, w (More) |
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US extradites Serbian war crimes suspect to Bosnia
The US Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Tuesday removed accused Bosnian civil war criminal Marko Boskic to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). Boskic will stand trial in Sarajevo for his role in the Srebrenica massacre in 1995, w (More) |
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Bosnian Serbs sentenced to 31 years for Srebrenica massacre
The Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) war crimes court on Thursday convicted Radomir Vukovic and Zoran Tomic for their alleged roles in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre during the Bosnian civil war . The accused were found guilty of genocide under Article (More) |
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Convicted Bosnian war criminal dies while awaiting appeal
Former commander of the Bosnian army during the 1992-1994 Bosnian civil war Rasim Delic [ICTY backgrounder, PDF; Trial Watch profile] died Friday of cancer in his home. Delic was awaiting a decision from the International Criminal Tribunal for the (More) |
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Karadzic war crimes trial resumes with first prosecution witness
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Tuesday resumed the war crimes trial of former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic [case materials; JURIST news archive]. The proceedings commenced with the prosecution callin (More) |
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Karadzic fails in latest bid to delay war crimes trial
The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Thursday denied the latest attempt by former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic [case materials; JURIST news archive] to delay his war crimes trial. (More) |
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Karadzic stay motion denial [ICTY]
Prosecutor v. Radovan Karadzic: Decision on Motion to Stay, International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, April 8, 2010 .Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available here. JURIST has more on Radovan Karadzic. (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.
