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Milosevic death inquest final results [Hague District PPO]
Final results of inquest into the death of Slobodan Milosevic, The Hague District Public Prosecutor's Office, April 5, 2006 .Excerpt:The public prosecutor's department in The Hague has closed the investigation into the death of Mr. Milosevic (More) |
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Trying Charles Taylor: Justice Here, There, Anywhere?
JURIST Guest Columnists Amy Ross of the University of Georgia Department of Geography and Chandra Lekha Sriram, Chair of Human Rights at the University of East London School of Law (UK), say that the debate over where to try ex-Liberian president Cha (More) |
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Sweden to audit ICTY detention facility following Milosevic death
The International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) [official website; JURIST news archive] announced Friday that the Swedish government has accepted its invitation to conduct an audit of the Scheveningen detention unit outside of (More) |
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EU extends deadline for Serbia to deliver Mladic to Hague war crimes court
The EU on Friday extended its deadline for Serbia to hand over wanted war crimes suspect Ratko Mladic [ICTY case backgrounder; BBC profile] to April 30 after chief ICTY prosecutor Carla del Ponte [BBC News profile, JURIST news archive] confirmed th (More) |
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EU warns Serbia to turn over Mladic before membership talks can proceed
The European Union warned Serbia Thursday that it must immediately make efforts to turn over Bosnian war crimes suspect Ratko Mladic [BBC profile, JURIST news archive] in order for April negotiations regarding Serbia's potential membership to (More) |
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Why Hamdan is Right about Conspiracy Liability
JURIST Guest Columnist David Scheffer, former US Ambassador at Large for War Crimes Issues (1997-2001), now at Northwestern University School of Law, says that the government's attempt to charge Salim Ahmed Hamdan with conspiracy to commit war cr (More) |
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Serbia asks ICTY prosecutor for patience on eve of EU report
Serbian officials Wednesday asked Carla del Ponte , chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia to bear in mind the country's "complex political situation" as she arrived in Belgrade for talks tw (More) |
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Serbia court reinstates arrest warrant for Milosevic widow
A Belgrade court has reinstated an arrest warrant against the widow of ex-Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic after she failed to attend a court appearance scheduled for Thursday. Mira Markovic was charged with abuse of power when she obtained (More) |
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ICTY appeals chamber reduces life sentence for former Bosnian Serb mayor
The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Wednesday reduced the life sentence of former Bosnian Serb mayor Milomir Stakic [ICTY case backgrounder; HRW backgrounder] to 40 years in prison. Stak (More) |
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Russia seeks UN briefing on Hague jail conditions prior to Milosevic death
Russian diplomat Konstantin Dolgov has requested a UN briefing on conditions in UN detention facilities following the recent deaths of former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic and Croatian Serb Milan Babic . Dolgov also asked Tuesday for inform (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.
