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ICTY to hold joint trial for nine suspects in Srebrenica massacre
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) said Thursday that it will combine the cases of nine Bosnian Serb military officers [ICTY press release; PDF decision] accused of participating in the Srebrenica massacre that re (More) |
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UN prosecutor accuses Vatican of hiding Yugoslav war criminal
Carla del Ponte, the United Nations' chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia [official website; JURIST news archive], said Monday that the Roman Catholic Church and Vatican officials are concealing the (More) |
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ICTY takes custody of long-sought war crimes suspect
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia [official website; JURIST news archive] announced Friday that it had taken Bosnian Serb war crimes suspect Sredoje Lukic into custody almost seven years after he was originally indicted. (More) |
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Bosnian tribunal opens first war crimes trial
A Bosnian court created to ease the caseload of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia [official website; JURIST news archive] opened its first trial Wednesday against war crimes suspect Boban Simsic, a member of a Serb parami (More) |
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Bosnian Serb war crimes fugitive surrenders to authorities
Bosnian Serb war crimes suspect Sredoje Lukic, indicted in 2000 by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia surrendered to Serb authorities in Bosnia Tuesday. Lukic is charged with cruel and inhumane acts against non-Serbs, cr (More) |
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ICTY confirms indictments against Croatian journalists
International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia Judge Alphons Orie has confirmed and unsealed indictments against Croatian journalists Josip Jovic and Marijan Krizic. Jovic and Krizic, charged with one count each of contempt of the tribu (More) |
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War crimes suspect handover not condition on Croatia EU bid, ICTY prosecutor says
ICTY Chief Prosecutor Carla del Ponte has said that the handover of a top fugitive may not be necessary for a positive recommendation needed by Croatia to begin its bid for EU membership. The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavi (More) |
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ICTY prosecutor calls for EU pressure on Croatia, Serbia on war crimes suspects
Carla del Ponte , chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia , on Thursday called for the EU to pressure Croatia and Serbia to take action on arresting suspects wanted by the UN tribunal and said the EU should (More) |
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Hague tribunal won't speed up Milosevic war crimes trial
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia [official website; JURIST news archive] Monday rejected a request by prosecutors to speed up the trial of former Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic . Milosevic's trial on charges (More) |
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Milosevic war crimes trial resumes, Kosovo witnesses testify
The trial of former Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic resumed Wednesday at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia [official website; JURIST news archive] after a summer recess, with Milosevic calling ethnic Albanian witne (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.
