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ICTY prosecutor not appealing refusal to split Mladic trial
The chief prosecutor at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) said Wednesday that he will not appeal the court's decision to proceed with a single trial for former Serbian general and alleged war criminal Ratko Mladic (More) |
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Accused war criminal on trial at ICTY admitted to hospital
Accused war criminal Ratko Mladic [ICTY backgrounder, PDF; JURIST news archive] has been hospitalized suffering from pneumonia, his lawyers said Tuesday. Mladic is awaiting trial at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY (More) |
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Serbia approves WWII property restitution law
The National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia approved a restitution law that provides for compensation or the return of property confiscated by communist authorities following World War II. The bill, passed by an overwhelming majority , is part (More) |
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UN extends terms for international tribunal prosecutors until December 2014
The UN Security Council on Wednesday extended the terms for prosecutors from the International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and Rwanda (ICTR) until December 31, 2014. In unanimously adopting resolutions 2006 and 2007 , the S (More) |
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ICTY sentences former Yugoslav army chief to 27 years
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Tuesday convicted ex-Yugoslav army chief Momcilo Perisic [ICTY profile, PDF; JURIST news archive] for crimes against humanity and war crimes , committed during the wars in Bos (More) |
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Mladic given 6 days to answer ICTY request to split trial
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Thursday gave former Serbian general and alleged war criminal Ratko Mladic [ICTY backgrounder, PDF; JURIST news archive] six days to respond to a motion to split his trial . Th (More) |
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Hadzic pleads not guilty at ICTY
Accused war criminal Goran Hadzic on Wednesday entered a not guilty plea at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) . Hadzic had refused to enter a plea in July when he was extradited to The Hague , where he now awaits (More) |
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ICTY may hold two trials for Mladic
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) announced on Wednesday that it is considering conducting two trials for former Serbian general and alleged war criminal Ratko Mladic [ICTY backgrounder, PDF; JURIST news archive] (More) |
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Risking Irrelevance: The Threat of Impunity to the African Union
JURIST Special Guest Columnist James Nyawo, a Ph.D. candidate at the Irish Centre for Human Rights, says that the African Union must emulate the EU and begin to confront human rights abuses, not only to prevent the organization from losing relevancy, (More) |
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Hadzic refuses to plead at ICTY
Accused war criminal Goran Hadzic on Monday refused to enter a plea before the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) . Hadzic was extradited to The Hague last Friday, where he now awaits trial for war crimes . Hadzic was (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.
