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ICTY appeals court overturns conviction of Bosnian Muslim Srebrenica commander
The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) Thursday struck down [judgment summary, text; ICTY press release] the war crime conviction of former senior Bosnian Muslim military commander Naser Oric [IC (More) |
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ICTY prosecutor appeals light sentence for Bosnian Muslim war criminal
ICTY Chief Prosecutor Carla del Ponte has appealed the two-year prison sentence for Naser Oric , a former senior commander of Bosnian Muslim forces in Srebrenica convicted of war crimes . The International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY (More) |
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Serbia president calls for equal treatment of war criminals on Srebrenica anniversary
Serbian President Boris Tadic [official website; BBC profile] said Tuesday on the 11th anniversary of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre [PBS backgrounder; JURIST news archive] of some 8000 Muslim men and boys that all war criminals should be punished, re (More) |
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ICTY convicts former Bosnian commander on Srebrenica charges
The International Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Friday convicted Naser Oric [ICTY case backgrounder; Wikipedia profile], a former senior commander of Bosnian Muslim forces in Srebrenica, for failing to prevent the murder and inhuman (More) |
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Hague tribunal drops two charges against Bosnian commander
The International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia [JURIST news archive; official website] in The Hague Wednesday dismissed two charges against former Bosnian commander Naser Oric . The court ruled that charges that Oric's soldiers t (More) |
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Legal agenda and live webcasts ~ Monday, April 11
Here's a run-down of law-related events, expected developments and live webcasts on JURIST's docket for Monday, April 11.The US Senate convenes at 2 PM ET today. At 3 PM ET, it will begin consideration of H.R. 1268 , the Emergency Supplemen (More) |
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Legal agenda and live webcasts ~ Tuesday, April 5
Here's a run-down of law-related events, expected developments and live webcasts on JURIST's docket for Tuesday, April 5.The US Senate convenes at 9:45 AM ET today. Watch a live webcast of the session. The Senate Judiciary Committee is hol (More) |
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Legal agenda and live webcasts ~ Monday, March 21
Here's a run-down of law-related events, expected developments and live webcasts on JURIST's docket for Monday, March 21.The US Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in two cases today beginning at 10 AM ET. In the first case, Castle Rock (More) |
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Legal agenda and live webcasts ~ Monday, Feb. 7
Here's a run-down of law-related events, expected developments and live webcasts on JURIST's docket for Monday, Feb. 7.The US Senate convenes today at 2 PM ET, with a live webcast available via C-SPAN. The Homeland Security and Governmental (More) |
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Legal agenda and live webcasts ~ Thursday, Feb. 3
Here's a run-down of law-related events, expected developments and live webcasts on JURIST's docket for Thursday, Feb. 3.The US Senate convenes at 9:00 AM ET today, and it is expected to vote on the nomination of Alberto Gonzales for attorn (More) |
Netherlands becomes the first country to legalize same-sex marriage and euthanasia
On April 1, 2001, the Netherlands became the first country to legalize same-sex marriage. The nation then became the first country to legalize euthanasia on April 1, 2002.
