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ICTY resumes Seselj trial after delay over witness intimidation concerns
The trial chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Tuesday resumed the trial of Serbian nationalist Volislav Seselj [ICTY materials; JURIST news archive] after it had been delayed for nearly a year over f (More) |
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Serbia's genocide suit against Croatia reflects Balkan political realities
Zarko Markovic [Researcher, Belgrade Centre for Human Rights]: "When Croatia filed its genocide suit against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1999, the political implications of that move might have seemed much easier to predict than its le (More) |
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Serbia police arrest war crimes suspect
Serbian police arrested alleged war criminal Darko Jankovic on Sunday. Jankovic is accused of killing at least 19 civilians in eastern Bosnia during the 1992-95 Bosnian civil war . A spokesperson for Serbia's Office of the War Crimes Prosecutor (More) |
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ICTY rejects Karadzic challenge to legitimacy of court
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Monday rejected a motion filed by former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic [case materials; JURIST news archive] challenging the legitimacy of the court. Karadzic claimed (More) |
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Serbia ICTY cooperation progressing: report
Serbia is cooperating with the work of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) [official website; JURIST news archive], according to a report presented Thursday to the UN Security Council by Chief War Crimes Prosecuto (More) |
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Cambodia genocide court appoints new co-prosecutor
The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) named a new head co-prosecutor Wednesday after the September resignation of Canadian Robert Petit. UK lawyer Andrew Cayley, who will serve alongside a Cambodian prosecutor, has previousl (More) |
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Karadzic files motion challenging legitimacy of war crimes court
Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic [case materials; JURIST news archive] has filed a motion made public Monday, challenging the legitimacy of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) . Karadzic claims that the U (More) |
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ICTY rejects Karadzic attempt to remove court-appointed counsel
The Trial Chamber of International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Monday denied a motion filed by former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic [case materials; JURIST news archive] requesting appellate review of the court' (More) |
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Karadzic appointed counsel appeal [ICTY]
Prosecutor v. Karadzic, International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, November 23, 2009 .Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available here. JURIST has more on Radovan Karadzic. (More) |
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ICTY appoints UK lawyer to represent Karadzic
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Friday appointed British lawyer Richard Harvey to represent Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic [case materials; JURIST news archive] if he continues to boycott his trial whe (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.
