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ICTY begins war crimes trial of former Serbian general Djordjevic
Prosecutors at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) [official website; JURIST news archive] Tuesday began the war crimes trial of former Serbian general Vlastimir Djordjevic [ICTY backgrounde (More) |
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ICTY charges Seselj with contempt for revealing witness identities
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugolavia (ICTY) [official website; JURIST news archive] on Wednesday charged [text, PDF; press release] Volislav Seselj [ICTY materials; JURIST news archive] with contempt of court after it was all (More) |
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Bosnian War Crimes Chamber may fail to encourage postwar reconciliation
David Chandler [Professor of International Relations, Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Westminster]: "Nearly two decades after its establishment, in 1993, the ad hoc International Criminal Tribunal for the former (More) |
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Bosnia prosecutor indicts 8 Bosnian Serbs suspected of war crimes
The office of the Bosnian war crimes prosecutor on Thursday indicted eight Bosnian Serbs on charges of taking part in war crimes early in the Bosnian war. Damir Ivankovic, Zoran Babic, Gordan Djuric, Milorad Radakovic, Milorad Skrbic, Ljubisa Ceti (More) |
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Serbia arrests 10 Kosovo Albanians suspected of war crimes
Ten ethnic Albanians were arrested in Serbia Friday for alleged crimes committed during the 1998-1999 Kosovo war , according to Serb officials. The former Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) members, being held for questioning in Belgrade and Vranje, will (More) |
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ICTY may have to remain open two more years: prosecutor
International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) chief prosecutor Serge Brammertz said Thursday that the tribunal may not be able to meet the UN deadline of 2010 for completing its work. Brammertz said that the July arrest of war (More) |
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ICTY rules alleged Karadzic immunity deal invalid
A panel of judges at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) ruled Wednesday that there was no valid immunity deal between war crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic [ICTY materials; ICTY backgrounder; JURIST news archive] an (More) |
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ICTY convicts Kosovo political figures for interfering with Haradinaj witnesses
Two prominent Kosovar Albanians were found guilty of contempt [press release; judgment summary, PDF] Wednesday in the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) . Former Kosovo minister for Culture, Youth and Sport Astrit Haraq (More) |
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Justice for Rwanda: ICTR Achievements and Challenges
On the eve of a long-anticipated ruling in the Bagosora "Military I" genocide trial, JURIST Special Guest Columnist Roland Amoussouga, Spokesperson and Senior Legal Adviser at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), reviews t (More) |
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Bosnia authorities arrest two for alleged war crimes
Two alleged Bosnian war criminals were arrested Tuesday on orders from the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina . Radivoje Lalovic and Soniboj Skiljevic are charged with war crimes allegedly committed during the 1992-1995 siege of Sarajevo , when both m (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.
