Saturday, 6 september 2025.
Hearing of Testimonies at Retrial of Damjanovic Brothers
The new trial of Goran Damjanovic and Zoran Damjanovic is due to begin on November 21, when the indictment will be read and introductory statements presented. At the same hearing...
Bosnia Quashes Ten War Crimes Convictions
Bosnia’s constitutional court overturned the convictions of ten unnamed war criminals after a European human rights court ruling suggested they were tried under the wrong criminal code.
Damjanovic Brothers Released
After ordering the retrial of their war crimes trial, the Bosnian State Court has released Goran and Zoran Damjanovic.
Renewal of Trial of Maktouf Approved
The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina accepts a request for enabling the renewal of the court proceeding against Abduladhim Maktouf, who was previously sentenced for war crimes.
Bosnian Court Acts on Strasbourg Decision
The Bosnian State Court has accepted a request by war crimes convict Goran Damjanovic for a retrial and ordered a new trial to take place.
Bosnia Starts Overturning War Crimes Convictions
After Europe’s human rights court ruled that some defendants were tried under the wrong criminal code, Bosnia’s constitutional court accepted an appeal from a war crimes convict for his verdict...
Bosnia Starts Overturning War Crimes Convictions
After Europe’s human rights court ruled that some defendants were tried under the wrong criminal code, Bosnia’s constitutional court accepted an appeal from a war crimes convict for his verdict...
Possibility of repeating the procedure before the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina?
Although the European Court of Human Rights had the ability to do so, it did not ordered to Bosnia and Herzegovina to repeat its proceedings in the case of Damjanovic...
HJPC: Solving Retroactive Application of Laws
The High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council, HJPC of Bosnia and Herzegovina is convinced that the issue of retroactive application of criminal laws following a decision by the European Court for...
War Crime Convicts Take Their Case to Strasbourg
Two convicted war criminals have asked the European Court of Human Rights to confirm that the retroactive use of the Bosnian Criminal Code in their trials violated their human rights.