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Hadzic extradited to Hague to face ICTY
Goran Hadzic was extradited to The Hague on Friday, where he now awaits trial for war crimes . Hadzic was the last fugitive of the original 161 sought for war crimes by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and was (More) |
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Serbia captures final ICTY fugitive Goran Hadzic
Serbian authorities on Wednesday arrested Goran Hadzic , the last fugitive of the original 161 sought for war crimes by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) . Serbian President Boris Tadic announced the arrest throu (More) |
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Gaddafi Must Be Held Accountable for Crimes Against Humanity
Richard Dicker, Director of International Justice at Human Rights Watch, argues that any political deal allowing Muammar Gaddafi to avoid prosecution before the ICC would compromise peace and deny the victims of crimes against humanity the possibilit (More) |
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The Problem of Legitimacy in International Criminal Justice
JURIST Contributing Editor Haider Ala Hamoudi of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law says that the ICC must keep in mind the example of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon as it goes forward with prosecutions referred by the UN Security Council i (More) |
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Dutch appeals court holds state liable for deaths of 3 Bosniaks at Srebrenica
The Hague Appeals Court Tuesday ruled [judgment, in Dutch; press release, in Dutch] that the Netherlands is liable for the death of three Bosniak men during the Srebrenica massacre [BBC timeline; JURIST news archive] forcing it to compensate the me (More) |
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Mladic removed from ICTY courtroom, not guilty plea entered for him
Ratko Mladic [ICTY backgrounder, PDF; JURIST news archive] made his second appearance Monday at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) , but was removed from the courtroom for disrupting the proceedings. Throughout the (More) |
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ICTY prosecutor says Mladic arrest good step but took too long
International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) prosecutor Serge Brammertz said that the arrest of accused Serbian war criminal Ratko Mladic [ICTY backgrounder, PDF; JURIST news archive] was "significant on many levels" but questi (More) |
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Mladic receives month extension to review charges
Ratko Mladic [ICTY backgrounder, PDF; JURIST news archive] made his first appearance Friday at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) , contesting the charges while simultaneously asking for more time to review them. C (More) |
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ICTY sets first court date for Ratko Mladic
International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) prosecutor Serge Brammertz said Wednesday that Ratko Mladic [ICTY backgrounder; JURIST news archive] will appear before the tribunal Friday to face allegations of war crimes during (More) |
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Serbia court rejects Mladic appeal of extradition to ICTY on genocide charges
The Serbia War Crimes Court Tuesday rejected an appeal by alleged war criminal Ratko Mladic [ICTY backgrounder; JURIST news archive] of the decision that he is medically fit for extradition . Snezana Malovic, Serbia's justice minister, confirmed th (More) |
Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated in Memphis
Civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in Memphis on April 4, 1968.
Pay a virtual visit to The King Center in Atlanta.
