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ICJ begins hearing landmark genocide case against Serbia
Public hearings on the merits of a case alleging state-sponsored genocide by Serbia and Montenegro opened Monday at the Hague-based International Court of Justice . Proceedings technically began in March 1993, when Bosnia filed a claim [application (More) |
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Russia chides ICTY for refusing Milosevic medical release
Russian diplomats Saturday criticized the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia for its Friday refusal [JURIST report; ruling] to grant former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic provisional release so that he might travel to (More) |
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Milosevic medical release rejection ruling [ICTY]
The Prosecutor v. Slobodan Milosevic, Decision on Assigned Counsel Request for Provisional Release, Trial Chamber, International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, February 24, 2006 . Read the full text of the decision. Reported in JURIST&# (More) |
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ICTY rejects Milosevic request for medical treatment in Russia
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Friday rejected a request by former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] for provisional release so that he might receive medical treatment (More) |
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EU threatens to suspend Serbia membership talks over Mladic case
EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn said Thursday that the European Union will suspend membership negotiations with Serbia if it did not fully cooperate in seeking the arrest of war crimes fugitive Ratko Mladic [ICTY case backgrounder; BBC profil (More) |
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Milosevic asks ICTY to speed ruling on request for medical treatment in Russia
Former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] on Wednesday again asked the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) to answer his request for provisional release to travel to Russia for med (More) |
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ICTY prosecutor says war crimes fugitive Mladic still at large
Carla del Ponte , chief prosecutor at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia , said Wednesday that Serbian government officials had told her that war crimes fugitive Ratko Mladic [ICTY case backgrounder; BBC profile] has not b (More) |
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Serbia denies reports of Mladic arrest
The Serbian government on Tuesday denied earlier reports that Bosnian Serb war crimes fugitive Ratko Mladic [ICTY case backgrounder; BBC profile] had been arrested and would be turned over to the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugos (More) |
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BREAKING NEWS ~ Serb war crimes fugitive Mladic arrested: report
Reuters is reporting that top Bosnian Serb war crimes fugitive Ratko Mladic [ICTY case backgrounder; BBC profile] has been arrested, according to Serbian news sources. Mladic's arrest has not been officially confirmed. The former general has be (More) |
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Argentina transfers Serb war crimes suspect to Hague tribunal
An Argentine official said Monday that Bosnian Serb war crimes suspect Milan Lukic has been handed over to the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and is now headed to The Hague for trial. Lukic , who was arrested in Buenos (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.
