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War criminals seeking safe haven in Australia, ex-UN prosecutor says
Former ICTY deputy prosecutor Graham Blewitt said Monday that Australia has become a safe haven for war criminals avoiding prosecution . Despite confessing to immigration officials about committing acts of torture, murder and rape, more than 30 susp (More) |
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UN concerns over Saddam trial mount as Iraqis stymie planned rocket attack on court
A United Nations human rights official said Sunday that the trial of Saddam Hussein will never be able to satisfy international standards, citing recent attacks on defense lawyers and flaws in the Iraqi justice system. John Pace, human rights chie (More) |
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Albanian war crimes in Kosovo ruling [ICTY]
Prosecutor v. Fatmir Limaj, Haradin Bala, Isak Musliu et al., International Criminal Tribunal for ths Former Yugoslavia, November 30, 2005 . Read the full text of the judgment . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. (More) |
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ICTY finds Kosovo Albanian guilty of war crimes
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia [official website; JURIST news archive] sentenced Haradin Bala to 13 years in prison Wednesday for torture, cruel treatment and murder at a prison camp run by the Kosovo Liberation Army (More) |
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Milosevic, prosecutors oppose ICTY plan to split up war crimes trial
War crimes prosecutors and former Yugoslavian president Slobodan Milosevic were in rare agreement Tuesday in their opposition to a proposal by judges of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) to split Milosevic's (More) |
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ICTY to consider concluding part of Milosevic trial
Following the latest delay in the Slobodan Milosevic war crimes trial, the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) ) said Tuesday that it has ordered a hearing on November 29 to hear arguments on splitting the trial. The (More) |
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Milosevic trial delayed again
The war crimes trial of Slobodan Milosevic has been further delayed due to Milosevic's poor health, International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia Judge Patrick Robinson announced Monday. The trial was set to resume Monday after be (More) |
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New judges elected to lead ICTY
The permanent judges of the International Criminal Tribunal for former Yugoslavia (ICTY) [official website; JURIST news archive] on Thursday held an Extraordinary Plenary Session to elect the successor to Theodor Meron, whose term as president of th (More) |
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Milosevic trial adjourned to allow medical exam
Judge Patrick Robinson, who is presiding over the trial of Slobodan Milosevic at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia , adjourned the proceedings Wednesday after Milosevic said he was too ill to call his next witness. Robi (More) |
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Former Bosnian army chief cleared of war crimes charges
Former Bosnian Army commander Sefer Halilovic was acquitted Wednesday by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia on war crimes charges . The ICTY ruled that court prosecutors did not prove that Halilovic, the most senior Bosn (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.
