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Rwanda genocide tribunal overturns conviction of ex-president's brother-in-law
The appeals chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) on Monday overturned [judgment, PDF; press release] the genocide conviction and 20-year prison sentence for Protais Zigiranyirazo [case materials; Trial Watch profile], ru (More) |
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International prosecutors call for convention on crimes against humanity
Prosecutors from the five major international tribunals on Monday called on member states "to seriously consider the adoption of a convention on the Suppression and Punishment of Crimes against Humanity." The statement came at the end of (More) |
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ICTY reduces sentence of Bosnian Serb general
The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Thursday reduced the sentence [judgment, PDF; press release] of former Bosnian Serb general Dragomir Milosevic from 33 years to 29 years in prison. The (More) |
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ICTY to appoint counsel for Karadzic
The International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) announced Thursday that former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic [case materials; JURIST news archive] will be appointed counsel to represent him in the event that he does no (More) |
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Sarajevo researchers unveil Bosnia war crimes atlas
Researchers in Sarajevo on Tuesday unveiled a Google Earth tool mapping the sites of war crimes committed during the 1992-1995 Bosnian genocide . The Bosnian war crimes atlas was compiled by the Research and Documentation Center (RDC) , a Sarajevo (More) |
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Karadzic appears before ICTY to renew request for delay
Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic [case materials; JURIST news archive] appeared before the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Tuesday for the first time since his trial commenced last week to renew his pl (More) |
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Bosnia police arrest 3 suspected in Srebrenica massacre
Police in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) arrested three former Bosnian Serb policemen on Thursday on genocide charges related to the Srebrenica massacre [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive]. Dusko Jevic, Zoran Ilic, and Mendeljev Djuric were arre (More) |
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ICTY resumes Karadzic war crimes trial in absentia
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Tuesday resumed proceedings against former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic [case materials; JURIST news archive], one day after adjourning because Karadzic failed to app (More) |
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Former Bosnian Serb president released early from prison
Former Bosnian Serb president Biljana Plavsic was released from a Swedish prison on Tuesday after serving two-thirds of her sentence for war crimes committed between July 1991 and December 1992. Plavsic voluntarily surrendered herself to the Inter (More) |
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ICTY adjourns Karadzic war crimes trial after failure to appear
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Monday temporarily adjourned proceedings against former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic [case materials; JURIST news archive] after Karadzic failed to appear for the openi (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.
