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Serb nationalist leader on trial at ICTY for war crimes
The trial of Serb nationalist leader and war crimes defendant Vojislav Seselj [BBC profile; ICTY case backgrounder, PDF] began Wednesday at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia . The prosecution in its opening statement told (More) |
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ICTY affirms 15-year rape sentence of Bosnian Serb ex-paramilitary leader
The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Wednesday rejected the appeal [judgment summary; press release] of former Bosnian Serb paramilitary leader Dragan Zelenovic contesting his 15-year sente (More) |
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ICTY prosecutors appeal 'lenient' sentences in Vukovar massacre trial
Prosecutors for the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Tuesday appealed the sentences imposed on war crimes convicts Mile Mrksic and Veselin Sljivancanin [BBC profiles; ICTY case backgrounder], who were convicted i (More) |
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ICTY lawyers urging UN to promote American to chief prosecutor: AP
A group of senior lawyers from the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) have sent a letter to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon urging the promotion of the current ICTY deputy prosecutor, American David Tolbert , to ICTY (More) |
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Serbian cooperation with ICTY still inadequate: Del Ponte
International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) chief prosecutor Carla Del Ponte said Friday that Serbia must do more to apprehend fugitive war crimes suspects before she can give a positive report on the country's work with th (More) |
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Serbia intelligence knows location of war crimes fugitive Mladic: rights activist
Serbia's Security Information Agency has located former Bosnian Serb commander Ratko Mladic [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] and is considering apprehending him, Serbian human rights activist Natasa Kandic [Business Week profile] said Tuesday (More) |
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ICTY upholds war crimes acquittal of former Bosnian army chief
The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) at The Hague Tuesday affirmed [judgment summary; press release] the November 2005 lower court acquittal of former Bosnian Army commander Sefer Halilovic on (More) |
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Montenegro signs agreement with EU begin accession process
Montenegrin Prime Minister Zeljko Sturanovic signed the EU-Montenegro Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) Monday, a preliminary step in Montenegro's possible accession to the European Union (EU). The SAA is expected to prepare Monten (More) |
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Del Ponte says Serbian cooperation with ICTY 'still too slow'
Carla Del Ponte , the chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) , on Monday chided Serbian authorities for failing to bring to justice four accused war criminals who are believed to be hiding in that (More) |
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UN SG appoints panel to select judges for Special Tribunal for Lebanon
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Friday that he would appoint Judge Mohamed Amin El Mahdi, Judge Erik Mose and Nicolas Michel to the selection panel that will recommend the judges and chief prosecutor for the new Special Tribunal for Lebanon (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.
