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ICTY chief prosecutor 'cautiously optimistic' about capturing fugitives
Serge Brammertz , the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) , told reporters in Serbia Wednesday that he was "cautiously optimistic" that two major remaining war crimes fugitives would be (More) |
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Hague court dismisses Srebrenica massacre claims against Netherlands
The District Court of the Hague on Wednesday dismissed claims alleging the Dutch government negligently failed to protect civilians during the 1995 Srebrenica massacre [BBC timeline; JURIST news archive]. The relatives of several Bosnian Muslims kil (More) |
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Serbia parliament ratifies EU association agreement
The Serbian National Assembly on Tuesday ratified a Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) [PDF text; EU backgrounder] to guide it toward accession [EU materials; Serbian government materials] to the European Union (EU) [official website; JU (More) |
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Karadzic again refuses to enter pleas on ICTY war crimes charges
Former Bosnian Serb leader and war crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic [ICTY materials; JURIST news archive] again refused to enter a plea on Friday to charges of genocide and crimes against humanity in a hearing before the International Criminal (More) |
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ICTY adjourns Serb nationalist leader's war crimes trial pending appeal ruling
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) [official website; JURIST news archive] has suspended the war crimes trial of Serb nationalist leader Vojislav Seselj [BBC profile; ICTY case materials, PDF] pending an appellate r (More) |
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ICTY indicts former spokesperson for disclosing confidential Milosevic decisions
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) has ordered the prosecution of Florence Hartmann , former spokeswoman for ICTY chief prosecutor Carla del Ponte , on two counts of contempt for allegedly disclosing protected info (More) |
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ICTY assigns Scottish judge to oversee Karadzic war crimes trial preparations
Officials for the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) announced Friday that a Scottish judge will preside over the preparatory stages of the upcoming war crimes trial of former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic [ICTY (More) |
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ICTY assigns new judges to Karadzic war crimes trial
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) assigned a new panel of judges Thursday to the upcoming war crimes trial of former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic [ICTY materials; JURIST news archive]. The changes come f (More) |
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Karadzic requests new judges for ICTY war crimes trial
Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic [ICTY materials; JURIST news archive] has moved to replace the judges at his upcoming war crimes trial before the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) , according to documents (More) |
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Western nations blocked Karadzic arrest: ICTY spokesperson
Attempts to bring war crimes suspect and former fugitive Radovan Karadzic [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] to trial were long delayed by the US, France, and England, a former spokesperson for the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugo (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.
