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ICTY begins war crimes trial of former Bosnian Serb general
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Friday opened the trial of former Bosnian Serb leader Zdravko Tolimir [case materials; JURIST news archive]. Tolimir is charged with genocide, conspiracy to commit genocide, (More) |
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Three former Bosnian Serb police indicted for Srebrenica massacre
The Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) war crimes court confirmed on Monday that three former Bosnian Serb policemen have been indicted on charges of genocide for their alleged roles in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre during the Bosnian civil war . Dusko J (More) |
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Bosnian Serb detention camp guards arrested for war crimes
Police in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) arrested two former Bosnian Serb detention camp guards on Thursday who were allegedly responsible for the death of around 50 civilians and Bosnian soldiers during the Bosnian civil war . Ratko Dronjak was comm (More) |
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Serbia police arrest war crimes suspect
Serbian police arrested alleged war criminal Darko Jankovic on Sunday. Jankovic is accused of killing at least 19 civilians in eastern Bosnia during the 1992-95 Bosnian civil war . A spokesperson for Serbia's Office of the War Crimes Prosecutor (More) |
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Serbia ICTY cooperation progressing: report
Serbia is cooperating with the work of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) [official website; JURIST news archive], according to a report presented Thursday to the UN Security Council by Chief War Crimes Prosecuto (More) |
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Cambodia genocide court appoints new co-prosecutor
The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) named a new head co-prosecutor Wednesday after the September resignation of Canadian Robert Petit. UK lawyer Andrew Cayley, who will serve alongside a Cambodian prosecutor, has previousl (More) |
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ICTY to appoint counsel for Karadzic
The International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) announced Thursday that former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic [case materials; JURIST news archive] will be appointed counsel to represent him in the event that he does no (More) |
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Bosnia police arrest 3 suspected in Srebrenica massacre
Police in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) arrested three former Bosnian Serb policemen on Thursday on genocide charges related to the Srebrenica massacre [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive]. Dusko Jevic, Zoran Ilic, and Mendeljev Djuric were arre (More) |
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ICTY approves release of former Bosnian Serb president
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) announced Tuesday that it has approved the release of former Bosnian president Biljana Plavsic [ICTY materials; BBC profile]. Her sentence was commuted after she served only two- (More) |
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ICTY begins war crimes trial of former high-level Bosnian Serb officials
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Monday began the trial of former high ranking Bosnian Serb officials Mico Stanisic and Stojan Zupljanin . Stanisic, former Bosnian Serb interior minister, and Zupljanin, a for (More) |
Supreme Court upheld discriminatory districting
On June 10, 1946, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld uneven congressional districting plans in Colegrove v. Green. The case challenged an Illinois districting plan that concentrated voters into large districts in the center of the state and did not balance for population. The Court reasoned that districting was a political question for the states to decide without judicial interference. This opinion was overturned less than 20 years later in Baker v. Carr, which set judicial standards for invoking political question doctrine.
Learn more about political question doctrine from the University of Missouri at Kansas City School of Law.
