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Karadzic threatens boycott of ICTY war crimes trial
Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic [case materials; JURIST news archive] on Thursday announced his intention to boycott the opening of his war crimes trial, set to come before the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (I (More) |
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Karadzic asks UN Security Council for trial exemption citing alleged immunity deal
Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic [case materials; JURIST news archive] on Friday asked the UN Security Council to pass a resolution exempting him from trial based on an alleged immunity agreement reached with former US ambassador to the (More) |
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ICTY sets Karadzic trial date for October 26
The trial chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) announced on Wednesday that the trial of former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic [case materials; JURIST news archive] will begin on October 26. Karadzic (More) |
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Rwanda genocide suspect pleads not guilty
Former Hutu intelligence chief Idelphonse Nizeyimana [BBC profile; case materials] on Wednesday pleaded not guilty in the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) to charges related to his role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide . The ICTR indi (More) |
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ICTY appeals chamber upholds rejection of Karadzic 'immunity' claim
The appeals chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) dismissed an appeal claiming immunity by former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic [case materials; JURIST news archive] in a ruling released Tuesday. Ka (More) |
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Top Rwanda genocide suspect arrested
Former Hutu intelligence chief Idelphonse Nizeyimana [BBC profile; case materials], wanted for his role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide , has been arrested in Uganda, officials announced Tuesday. The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) (More) |
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What Obama Should Have Said: US Compliance with International Law
JURIST Contributing Editor Jordan Paust of the University of Houston Law Center says that to really deliver on his recent declaration at the UN that "international law is not an empty promise, and that Treaties will be enforced," President (More) |
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The ICC and the Middle East: A Needed Relationship
JURIST Special Guest Columnist Sam Sasan Shoamanesh, a legal adviser with the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague and co-founder and Associate Editor of Global Brief, Canada's first international affairs magazine, says that in order f (More) |
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Karadzic prosecutors unwilling to shorten indictment to expedite case
Prosecutors for the case against Radovan Karadzic [ICTY materials; JURIST news archive] in the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) announced Tuesday that they would not drop any charges against the accused in order to e (More) |
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Plavsic early release judgment [ICTY]
Decision of the President on the Application for Pardon or Commutation of Sentence of Mrs. Biljana Plavsic, International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, September 15, 2009 . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary a (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.
