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OSCE says Milosevic death makes timely Mladic handover less likely
A new report issued Tuesday by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe says that a resurgence in Serb nationalism evident after the death in detention of ex-Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic makes it unlikely that fugitive Bos (More) |
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Milosevic lawyers request secret medical files from ICTY
The court-appointed advocates for the late Slobodan Milosevic have asked the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia to release secret medical files that may provide further information on Milosevic's death. British barrister (More) |
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Belgrade court closing murder case against Milosevic
A District Court in Belgrade said Monday it would close an outstanding case against late Yugoslav ex-president Slobodan Milosevic for "organizing the murder" of former Serbian president Ivan Stambolic, according to private news agency BETA (More) |
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ICC set to start first war crimes case against Congolese defendant
The International Criminal Court (ICC) at The Hague will begin proceedings at an arraignment Monday against its first defendant, Thomas Lubanga , founder of Congolese rebel group the Union of Patriotic Congolese . Lubanga was flown to the Netherla (More) |
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Milosevic farewell draws tens of thousands in Belgrade before hometown burial
Over 50,000 mourners gathered in front of the parliament building in Belgrade Saturday to mourn the death of former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic , who last week was found dead in his prison cell at The Hague where he was on trial for genoc (More) |
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Milosevic toxicology test results [ICTY]
Provisional findings concerning the death of S. Milosevic, letter from Public Prosecutor's Office, The Hague, to the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, March 17, 2006 . Read the full text of the letter. Reported in JURIST& (More) |
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ICTY: 'no indications' Milosevic poisoned
Judge Fausto Pocar, president of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia , released updated results Friday from the autopsy on Slobodan Milosevic indicating that toxicological tests undertaken by Dutch investigators showed &q (More) |
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Bosnian Serb pleads not guilty before Bosnia war crimes court
Former Bosnia Serb paramilitary leader Gojko Jankovic pleaded not guilty to war crimes Thursday before the new War Crimes Chamber of the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina [JURIST report; HRW backgrounder]. Jankovic is the second Bosnian war crimes sus (More) |
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ICTY releases confidential Milosevic documents to investigators
Judges at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia on Thursday ordered that confidential materials in the Slobodan Milosevic case be made available to an ICTY inquiry team and Dutch authorities investigating the circumstances (More) |
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ICTY convicts former Bosnian Muslim commanders of war crimes
A panel of judges at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia [official website; JURIST news archive] on Wednesday convicted [press release; ICTY judgment summary] former Bosnian Muslim General Enver Hadzihasanovic and former Br (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.
