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Former Serb military official transferred to Portugal to serve war crimes sentence
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) announced Friday that former Serb official Mile Mrksic has been transferred to a Portuguese prison to serve his 20-year sentence for war crimes. Mrksic was convicted of war crime (More) |
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Mladic cousin receives suspended sentence for haboring fugitive
A cousin of former Bosnian Serb Army commander Ratko Mladic [ICTY backgrounder; JURIST news archive] on Tuesday received a suspended sentence of one year in prison for hiding the accused war criminal in his house for five years before Mladic was arr (More) |
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Karadzic asks ICTY for new war crimes trial
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) for a new trial, accusing prosecutors of delaying the disclosure of cruci (More) |
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Mladic's cousin admits hiding accused war criminal for five years
A cousin of former Bosnian Serb Army commander Ratko Mladic [ICTY backgrounder; JURIST news archive] has admitted that he hid the accused war criminal in his house for five years, according to a local news agency. Branislav Mladic stated [Vecernji N (More) |
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Mladic war crimes trial to resume Monday
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) said Friday that the war crimes trial of former Bosnian Serb Army commander Ratko Mladic [ICTY case materials; JURIST news archive] will resume Monday after being postponed for he (More) |
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Mladic war crimes trial postponed for health issues
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Thursday postponed the trial of former Bosnian Serb Army commander Ratko Mladic [ICTY backgrounder; JURIST news archive] due to his health problems. Thursday's trial came to an (More) |
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Mladic war crimes trial resumes with witness testimony
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Monday resumed the trial of former Bosnian Serb Army commander Ratko Mladic [ICTY case materials; JURIST news archive]. The court reopened the trial with the testimony of witn (More) |
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The ICC Turns Ten: Evolution and Development
JURIST Guest Columnist Stuart Ford of the John Marshall Law School says that although the International Criminal Court has encountered numerous obstacles during the first ten years of its existence, its reputation will ultimately be decided over a lo (More) |
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UN prosecutors appeal acquittal of former Bosnian Serb leader
Prosecutors at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Tuesday appealed last week's decision acquitting former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic [ICTY case summary, PDF; JURIST news archive] on one of 11 charges f (More) |
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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) |
Women lawyers allowed to practice before US Supreme Court
On February 15, 1879, President Rutherford B. Hayes signed legislation allowing women to be admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court. Belva Lockwood became the first woman admitted to practice under the new law on March 3, 1879.
Learn more about Belva Lockwood.
