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EU deadline for Serbia to deliver Mladic passes with no arrest
A European Union-imposed deadline for Serbia to turn over war crimes fugitive Ratko Mladic [ICTY case backgrounder; JURIST news archive] passed Sunday with no arrest of the former general. EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn said last week that (More) |
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ICTY trial begins for Bosnian Croat leaders charged with ethnic cleansing
The trial of six former high-ranking Bosnian Croat officials began Wednesday at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia . The defendants, including the former prime minister of the Croat region of Herceg-Bosna Jadranko Prlic, (More) |
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Eight Serbian police charged with 1999 killing of 48 Kosovo Albanians
Prosecutors in Serbia on Tuesday charged eight policemen for the killing of 48 Kosovar Albanians in the first weeks of the 1999 war in Kosovo . According to the indictment, the police officers are accused of shooting the 48 Albanians in the town of (More) |
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Serbia to freeze assets of ICTY war crimes fugitives
Members of the Serbia-Montenegro parliament have passed a law to authorize the freezing of assets of fugitives accused of war crimes in an effort to comply with requirements of the European Union and International Criminal Tribunal for the former Y (More) |
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Sweden says it cannot incarcerate Taylor without changing laws
A spokesman for the Swedish Foreign Ministry told AFP Thursday that under its current legal structure, Sweden would not be able to incarcerate former Liberian President Charles Taylor [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] following his war crimes tria (More) |
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Dubrovnik siege Serb commander trial fitness ruling [ICTY]
Prosecutor v. Vladimir Kovacevic, International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, April 12, 2006 . Read the full text of the decision . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. (More) |
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ICTY rules Serb commander in Dubrovnik siege unfit to stand trial
Vladimir Kovacevic , a Serbian commander charged with war crimes for his part in the 1991 attack on the Croatian city of Dubrovnik, has been declared unfit to stand trial because of mental illness by the International Criminal Tribunal for the for (More) |
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Bosnia war crimes court convicts, sentences first prisoner
The War Crimes Chamber of the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina on Friday found Nedjo Samardzic guilty of committing crimes against humanity and escaping from prison during the 1992-1995 war in Bosnia and sentenced him to 13 years imprisonment. Sama (More) |
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Serbia promises to deliver Mladic by end of April: ICTY
Serbia has promised to deliver fugitive Bosnian war crimes suspect Ratko Mladic [ICTY case backgrounder; BBC profile] to the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia by the end of April, according to a court spokesman. A spokesman (More) |
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Dutch investigators say no foul play in Milosevic death
Dutch investigators on Wednesday released their final report on their independent investigation into the death of Slobodan Milosevic , saying that the former Yugoslavian leader died of a heart attack on the morning that guards found him dead in his (More) |
Reign of Terror begins in French Revolution
On April 6, 1793, the Committee of Public Safety takes power as the executive agency of France during the French Revolution, starting the Reign of Terror. During this period, the Committee sought to eliminate "enemies of the Revolution" by summary trials of noblemen, clergy, merchants, and peasants alike. The Reign of Terror ended with the overthrow the Committee's last and most prominent member, Maximilien Robespierre. By this time, 20,000 to 40,000 Frenchman and women had been executed by guillotine.
Learn more about the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution.
