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ICTY begins war crimes trial of former Bosnian Serb general
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Friday opened the trial of former Bosnian Serb leader Zdravko Tolimir [case materials; JURIST news archive]. Tolimir is charged with genocide, conspiracy to commit genocide, (More) |
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US lawyer appointed prosecutor for Sierra Leone war crimes court
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday appointed US lawyer Brenda Hollis as the prosecutor of the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) . Hollis was appointed in consultation with the government of Sierra Leone, and the appointment was effecti (More) |
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Karadzic claims documents evidence weapons smuggling to Bosnian Muslims
Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic [case materials; JURIST news archive] on Monday appeared before the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) claiming that documents he seeks from former UN peacekeeper countries w (More) |
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ICTY dismisses Karadzic appeal of court-appointed lawyer
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Friday dismissed the appeal against the imposition of a court-appointed lawyer by former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic [case materials; JURIST news archive]. Last mont (More) |
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ICTY again charges Serb nationalist leader with contempt of court
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Thursday charged [order, PDF; press release] former Serbian Radical Party (SRS) leader Volislav Seselj [ICTY materials; JURIST news archive] with contempt of the court. The ch (More) |
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Former Bosnian army commander arrested for war crimes
Police in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) on Monday arrested former Bosnian Army commander Zulfikar Alispago for war crimes allegedly committed during the Bosnian civil war . Alispago, the former commander of a special unit known as "Zulfikar,&qu (More) |
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PITTSBURGH: US War Crimes Ambassador Discusses International Criminal Justice
Kristine Long, Pitt Law '11, attended a lecture hosted by the Center for International Legal Education on "The Role of the US in International Criminal Justice," presented by Stephen Rapp, the US Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issue (More) |
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Three former Bosnian Serb police indicted for Srebrenica massacre
The Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) war crimes court confirmed on Monday that three former Bosnian Serb policemen have been indicted on charges of genocide for their alleged roles in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre during the Bosnian civil war . Dusko J (More) |
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Bosnian Serb detention camp guards arrested for war crimes
Police in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) arrested two former Bosnian Serb detention camp guards on Thursday who were allegedly responsible for the death of around 50 civilians and Bosnian soldiers during the Bosnian civil war . Ratko Dronjak was comm (More) |
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Karadzic appeals imposition of court-appointed lawyer
Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic [case materials; JURIST news archive] on Wednesday filed an appeal with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) challenging the imposition of a court-appointed lawyer . Karad (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.
