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ICTY dismisses one charge against Karadzic, upholds remainder
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Thursday denied a motion by former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic [ICTY case summary, PDF; JURIST news archive] to dismiss 10 charges against him, while acquitting him o (More) |
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Karadzic asks war crimes court to dismiss charges
Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic [ICTY case summary, PDF; JURIST news archive] on Monday asked the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) to dismiss the charges against him for lack of evidence. The prosecution (More) |
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ICTY prosecutor updates Security Council on progress
Prosecutor Serge Brammertz of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) Thursday reported the court's Completion Strategy to the UN Security Council . In his address , Brammertz updated the Council on the progress of p (More) |
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Karadzic judges visit Srebrenica massacre site
Judges from the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Tuesday began a five-day visit to locations relevant to the indictment of former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic [ICTY case summary, PDF; JURIST news archive] (More) |
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Serbia president: Srebrenica massacre was not genocide
Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic told a Montenegrin state television station Friday that he does not think that the 1995 Srebrenica Masscre [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive] was genocide. The Srebrenica massacre took place during the Bosnian (More) |
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US resident deported to Bosnia to face war crimes charges
US resident Dejan Radojkovic was deported to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) on Thursday in order to face charges related to his actions as a police commander in Srebrenica during the Bosnian Civil War in 1995. Radojkovic is accused of rounding up mor (More) |
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Mladic fit to stand trial: ICTY prosecutor
Chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) Serge Brammertz told reporters Wednesday that he believes former commander of the Bosnian Serb Army Ratko Mladic [ICTY case materials; JURIST news archive] i (More) |
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Bosnian Muslim woman pleads guilty to war crimes committed in Sarajevo
Rasema Handanovic, a woman accused of killing Bosnian Croat civilians during the 1992-1995 Bosnian Civil War , pleaded guilty Friday before the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina . This makes her the first woman convicted of war crimes by the local Bo (More) |
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Bosnian Muslims on trial for war crimes against Serbs
The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina on Thursday began the trial of eight Bosnian Muslims charged with abuse and torture of Serbian prisoners during the Bosnian Civil War . The prosecution claims that Serbian civilians were unlawfully detained and (More) |
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International Accountability and the Alien Tort Statute
JURIST Guest Columnists Jennifer Green and Sahadev Gowda of the University of Minnesota Law School, say that corporations must be held accountable for international law violations through use of the Alien Tort Statute... (More) |
Netherlands becomes the first country to legalize same-sex marriage and euthanasia
On April 1, 2001, the Netherlands became the first country to legalize same-sex marriage. The nation then became the first country to legalize euthanasia on April 1, 2002.
