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Bosnian Serbs sentenced to 31 years for Srebrenica massacre
The Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) war crimes court on Thursday convicted Radomir Vukovic and Zoran Tomic for their alleged roles in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre during the Bosnian civil war . The accused were found guilty of genocide under Article (More) |
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Convicted Bosnian war criminal dies while awaiting appeal
Former commander of the Bosnian army during the 1992-1994 Bosnian civil war Rasim Delic [ICTY backgrounder, PDF; Trial Watch profile] died Friday of cancer in his home. Delic was awaiting a decision from the International Criminal Tribunal for the (More) |
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Karadzic war crimes trial resumes with first prosecution witness
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Tuesday resumed the war crimes trial of former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic [case materials; JURIST news archive]. The proceedings commenced with the prosecution callin (More) |
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Karadzic fails in latest bid to delay war crimes trial
The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Thursday denied the latest attempt by former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic [case materials; JURIST news archive] to delay his war crimes trial. (More) |
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Karadzic stay motion denial [ICTY]
Prosecutor v. Radovan Karadzic: Decision on Motion to Stay, International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, April 8, 2010 .Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available here. JURIST has more on Radovan Karadzic. (More) |
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ICTY denies Karadzic appeal to delay war crimes trial
The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Wednesday denied an appeal by former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic [case materials; JURIST news archive] to postpone his war crimes trial. Karadz (More) |
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Serbia parliament adopts declaration condemning Srebrenica massacre
The Serbian Parliament adopted a declaration early Wednesday morning condemning the 1995 Srebrenica massacre [BBC timeline; JURIST news archive], in which 8,000 Muslims were killed. After a day-long debate, "The Declaration of the National Ass (More) |
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Dutch court upholds UN immunity for Srebrenica massacre
The Hague Appeals Court on Tuesday upheld [judgment, in Dutch; press release] the UN's immunity from prosecution by rejecting claims brought by relatives of victims of the Srebrenica massacre [BBC timeline; JURIST news archive] during the 1992- (More) |
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ICTY to remain in operation beyond 2010: UN SG
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said [transcript; UN News Centre report] on Tuesday that the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) [official website; JURIST news archive] will continue to operate beyond its originally pl (More) |
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Bosnia court indicts Serb police commander for alleged role in Srebrenica massacre
The Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) war crimes court indicted the former Serb commander of a special police brigade Saturday for his alleged role in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre during the Bosnian civil war . The BiH prosecutor accuses Nedjo Ikonic (More) |
Bruno Hauptmann executed for kidnap, murder of Lindbergh baby
On April 3, 1936, Bruno Hauptmann was executed by electric chair for the kidnapping and murder of the Charles Lindbergh baby.
Read more about the trial of Bruno Hauptmann in JURIST's Famous Trials series.
