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Bosnian Serb war crimes suspect denies ICTY report of poor health
Bosnian Serb war crimes suspect Zdravko Tolimir said in a Wednesday letter to the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia that he is in "excellent" health and that the ICTY registrar has exaggerated the severity his con (More) |
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ICTY warned over health of war crimes suspect
The registrar of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia has expressed concern over the refusal of Bosnian Serb war crimes suspect Zdravko Tolimir to accept medical treatment in prison while awaiting trial. Hans Holthuis desc (More) |
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ICTY Vukovar massacre sentences too lenient: Croatia
Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader has criticized the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) for its judgments on Serb suspects allegedly involved in the 1991 Vukovar massacre , saying in a letter sent Friday to UN Secr (More) |
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ICTY convicts leader in Vukovar massacre
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) Thursday handed down judgments [judgment summary; press release] on war crimes suspects Mile Mrksic, Miroslav Radic and Veselin Sljivancanin [BBC profiles; ICTY case backgrounder] (More) |
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ICTY upholds verdicts in KLA prison case
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia Thursday upheld [judgment summary; press release] a 2005 lower court ruling acquitting two Kosovo Albanians and convicting one other for their alleged actions at a prison camp run by th (More) |
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ICTY chief prosecutor mandate extended to year-end
The United Nations Security Council has extended the mandate for International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia Chief Prosecutor Carla Del Ponte until December 31, the war crimes tribunal announced Friday. Del Ponte, a former Swiss att (More) |
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Serbia pressing hunt for war crimes fugitives with EU deal in the balance
Serbia will increase efforts to locate and arrest several war criminals to curry a favorable report from Carla Del Ponte, chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) when she advises EU officials on pen (More) |
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EU says Serbia deal dependant on cooperation with war crimes tribunal
The European Union said Monday that it will only sign a new pre-membership aid and economic deal with Serbia when that country has demonstrated its cooperation with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) . Carla Del Pon (More) |
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Bosnia war crimes defendants begin new hunger strike
The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina announced Monday that 25 defendants facing war crimes charges have begun a coordinated hunger strike , demanding to be tried under the criminal code in place at the time of their alleged crimes, not under the 200 (More) |
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US and allies impeded efforts to capture war crimes fugitive: ex-ICTY official
The United States and other western countries repeatedly impeded efforts by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) to arrest Bosnian Serb war crimes fugitive Radovan Karadzic [BBC profile; JURIST news archive], accordi (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.
