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Norway to extradite Vukovar war crimes suspect to Serbia
Norway has agreed to extradite an unnamed Croatian citizen wanted for his alleged involvement in the 1991 Vukovar massacre [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive] to Serbia to face war crimes charges, Norwegian officials said Tuesday. Croatia had r (More) |
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New ICTY prosecutor toes Del Ponte line on Serb cooperation with war crimes court
New International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) Chief Prosecutor Serge Brammertz [JURIST report; ICC profile] does not plan to amend his predecessor's tough stance on Serbian cooperation, Reuters reported an ICTY spokeswoma (More) |
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Bosnia authorities seize passports from relatives of war crimes fugitive Karadzic
Bosnian authorities Thursday confiscated the travel documents of the wife, son, daughter and son-in-law of at-large war crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] after High Representative and European Union Special Represent (More) |
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Retired Bosnian Serb general charged with war crimes for Tuzla shelling
Retired Bosnian Serb general Novack Djukic was indicted Friday by the War Crimes Chamber of the Court of Bosnia & Herzegovina for allegedly ordering a 1995 attack on the town of Tuzla in which 71 people were killed. Djukic, who commanded the (More) |
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Serbia war crimes prosecutor says Mladic hiding in Serbia
Serbian War Crimes Prosecutor Vladmir Vukcevic said Wednesday that fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Ratko Mladic [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] is in Serbia, and that authorities are closing in on him. Vukevic's comments are the first acknowledg (More) |
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ICTY sentences Bosnian Serb general to 33 years for war crimes
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) Wednesday sentenced [judgment summary; press release] former Bosnian Serb general Dragomir Milosevic to 33 years in prison after convicting him of war crimes and crimes against h (More) |
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Del Ponte sets deadline for Serbia to apprehend war crimes suspect Mladic
International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) Chief Prosecutor Carla Del Ponte said Thursday she will work to block a formal signing of the European Union's pre-membership deal with Serbia if the country does not apprehend f (More) |
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The Cambodian Genocide Court: Lessons for the ICC in Uganda?
JURIST Guest Columnist Wes Rist of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law says that especially in the context of its troubled pursuit of Ugandan rebels, the International Criminal Court in The Hague might take a leaf from the book of the new Extr (More) |
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Serbia indicts 14 for roles in 1991 massacre of Croats
Serbia's Office of the War Crimes Prosecutor Thursday indicted 14 former soldiers and paramilitaries on war crimes charges in connection with the October 1991 Lovas Massacre in Croatia, a spokesperson told Reuters. Half of those charged are in (More) |
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UN Hariri probe pursuing new leads: Brammertz
UN International Independent Investigation Commission (IIIC) [authorizing resolution; UN materials] head Serge Brammertz [ICC profile; JURIST news archive] told the UN Security Council Wednesday that unspecified "persons of interest" have (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.
