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Karadzic asks ICTY to order testimony of US officials
War crimes suspect and former fugitive Radovan Karadzic [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] has submitted a document to the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) asserting that he was granted an immunity deal by former US (More) |
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Serbia war crimes prosecutor indicts 2 on Zvornik killing charges
Serbia's Office of the War Crimes Prosecutor indicted two war crimes suspects Tuesday in connection with the 1992 killing of 700 Muslim civilians in the town of Zvornik. Former Zvornik mayor Branko Grujic and former local defense chief Branko (More) |
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Serbia president vows to work with ICTY to find remaining fugitives
JURIST] Serbian President Boris Tadic said on Sunday that the country will fully cooperate with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) to find and arrest Ratko Mladic [ICTY materials, PDF; amended indictment, PDF] (More) |
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Arresting Radovan Karadzic: Euphoria and Reality
JURIST Special Guest Columnist William Montgomery, US Ambassador to Yugoslavia (later Serbia and Montenegro) from 2001-2004, says that as the euphoria over the arrest of Radovan Karadzic fades and reality sets in, it's clear that his case poses c (More) |
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Karadzic claims ICTY trial irregularities preclude fair trial
Bosnian Serb leader and former fugitive Radovan Karadzic [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] submitted a letter Thursday to the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) claiming that irregularities surrounding his trial ther (More) |
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Karadzic refuses to enter plea on war crimes charges
Bosnian Serb leader and former fugitive Radovan Karadzic [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] Friday refused to enter a plea and denied the assistance of counsel in his first appearance before the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugos (More) |
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Bosnia war crimes court hands down first Srebrenica sentences
The Court of Bosnia & Herzegovina Tuesday delivered its first sentences [press release; case backgrounder] of war crimes suspects from Yugoslavia's violent ethnic conflicts of the 1990s, convicting seven of genocide for their involvement i (More) |
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Karadzic transferred to Hague tribunal for war crimes trial
Serbian authorities Wednesday transferred Bosnian Serb leader and former fugitive Radovan Karadzic [ICTY materials; JURIST news archive] to the custody of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) to face trial on war cr (More) |
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FISA amendments hamstring ICDAA's efforts to represent overseas clients
Daniel N. Arshack [Vice President, International Criminal Defense Attorney's Association]: "The FISA Amendments Act passed by the House (H.R. 6304) allows the mass acquisition of U.S. citizens' and residents' international communicat (More) |
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War crimes suspect Karadzic appeals transfer to ICTY
A lawyer for Bosnian Serb leader and former fugitive Radovan Karadzic [ICTY materials; JURIST news archive] says he has filed an appeal with a Serbian court to block the transfer of his client to the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yu (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.
