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Netherlands to appeal state liability for deaths of 3 Bosniaks at Srebrenica
The Netherlands plans to appeal a judgment finding its government liable for the death of three Bosnian Muslims (Bosiniaks) during the Srebrenica massacre [BBC timeline; JURIST news archive] and forcing it to compensate the men's families. The Hague (More) |
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Mladic war crimes trial to resume next month
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) announced on Friday that the genocide trial for Bosnian Serb Gen. Ratko Mladic will resume on July 9 after being suspended earlier this month due to evidence disclosure issues. (More) |
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Serbia prosecutors investigating network that aided war criminals
The Serbian war crimes prosecutor announced on Friday that his office is investigating suspects accused of helping former Bosnian Serb Army commander Ratko Mladic [ICTY case materials; JURIST news archive] and former security official Stojan Zupljan (More) |
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Mladic war crimes trial postponed indefinitely over evidence disclosures
Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Monday suspended the trial of former Bosnian Serb Army commander Ratko Mladic [ICTY case materials; JURIST news archive] due to an error in disclosing docum (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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Two Bosnian Serbs sentenced to prison for roles in Srebenica massacre
The Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) war crimes court ruled on Thursday that two former Bosnian Serb police officers were guilty of aiding and abetting genocide. The court convicted Dusko Jevic and Mendeljev Djuric for taking part in the killing of 1, (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.
