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ICTY approves release of former Bosnian Serb president
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) announced Tuesday that it has approved the release of former Bosnian president Biljana Plavsic [ICTY materials; BBC profile]. Her sentence was commuted after she served only two- (More) |
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ICTY begins war crimes trial of former high-level Bosnian Serb officials
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Monday began the trial of former high ranking Bosnian Serb officials Mico Stanisic and Stojan Zupljanin . Stanisic, former Bosnian Serb interior minister, and Zupljanin, a for (More) |
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ICTY ex-spokesperson found guilty of contempt for revealing Milosevic secrets
A specially appointed chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Monday found former spokesperson Florence Hartmann [BBC profile; ICTY materials, PDF] guilty of contempt [judgment summary, PDF; press release] (More) |
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Karadzic war crimes trial set for October 19
The trial of war crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic [ICTY materials; JURIST news archive] is scheduled to begin October 19, according to a press release from the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) Wednesday. Presiding Ju (More) |
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Former Bosnia Serb leader transferred to UK to serve 20-year sentence
Former Bosnian Serb leader Momcilo Krajisnik [ICTY materials; JURIST news archive] has been transferred to the UK to serve his 20-year prison sentence , the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) announced Tuesday. Krajisn (More) |
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Cambodia genocide court announces appointment of acting co-prosecutor
The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) announced Monday that William Smith of Australia has been appointed acting international co-prosecutor to replace Canadian Robert Petit when his resignation takes effect September 1. Sm (More) |
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Rwanda genocide tribunal begins trial of former businessman for church massacre
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) [official website; JURIST news archive] on Monday began genocide proceedings against a former businessman man charged with ordering a bulldozer to knock down a church housing refugees and then (More) |
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Rwanda genocide tribunal urged to prosecute top officers suspected of war crimes
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) must indict and try senior Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) officers suspected of war crimes, Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged in a letter [text; press release] released Monday. HRW had previously w (More) |
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Judging Gaza: The Israeli Government Report
JURIST Guest Columnist Robbie Sabel of the Hebrew University Faculty of Law in Jerusalem, Israel, says that despite its partisan nature, a report issued by Israel's government on the legal and factual underpinnings of the December-January Gaza of (More) |
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Karadzic sues Serbia for 'kidnapping' alleging failure to report his arrest
War crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic [ICTY materials; JURIST news archive] on Wednesday sued the Serbian government for allegedly kidnapping him prior to announcing his arrest last year. The former Bosnian Serb leader claims that Serbian authorities (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.
