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Karadzic seeks ICTY information on alleged immunity deal with US
Former Bosnian Serb leader and war crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic [ICTY materials; JURIST news archive] has requested, in a motion released Monday by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) [official website; JURIST ne (More) |
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Delayed ICTY war crimes trial of former Yugoslav army chief begins
The trial of former Yugoslav army chief of staff and general Momcilo Perisic began Thursday at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) at The Hague. The trial was scheduled to commence Wednesday but was postponed due (More) |
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ICTY war crimes trial of former Yugoslav army chief postponed
The trial of former Yugoslav army chief of staff and general Momcilo Perisic [ICTY case information sheet; Trial Watch backgrounder], was delayed indefinitely Wednesday as there was a procedural glitch in the naming of judges at the International C (More) |
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UN Security Council extends terms of ICTY judges to ensure trial completion
Members of the UN Security Council approved a resolution Monday to extend the terms of some judges serving on the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) to allow them to complete their assigned cases. The resolution, whic (More) |
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Macedonia parliament revokes immunity of two ethnic Albanian MPs
The Assembly of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) on Saturday revoked two lawmakers' prosecutorial immunity for crimes allegedly committed during the country's 2001 ethnic conflict. Hajrula Misini and Hisen Dzemaili , both (More) |
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ICTY prosecutors file motion to amend Karadzic indictment
Prosecutors in the case of former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic [ICTY materials; JURIST news archive] filed a motion to amend his indictment in the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) [official website; JURIST ne (More) |
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ICTY prosecutors to amend Karadzic indictment
Prosecutors told the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) [official website; JURIST news archive] Wednesday that they plan to revise the charges against former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic [ICTY materials; JURIST (More) |
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Council of Europe committee releases draft resolution on Serbian reforms
Officials from the monitoring committee of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) released a draft resolution [text; press release] Monday praising Serbia for the reforms it has made since joining the Council of Europe (COE) in 2003 bu (More) |
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ICTY sentences Bosnian commander Delic to 3 years for war crimes
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) [official website; JURIST news archive] on Monday convicted former Bosnian army commander Rasim Delic [ICTY case backgrounder, PDF; Trial Watch profile] of cruel treatment and sen (More) |
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ICTY finds uncooperative witness guilty of contempt
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) [official website; JURIST news archive] found Ljubisa Petkovic guilty of contempt [summary judgement; press release] on Thursday for refusing to testify against Serbian war crimes (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.
