24. October 2013.
Bosnias 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.
Person: Damjanovic Goran
11. October 2013.
After ordering the retrial of their war crimes trial, the Bosnian State Court has released Goran and Zoran Damjanovic.
9. October 2013.
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.
8. October 2013.
The three year-long extradition process of a Bosnian Serb ex-fighter from Israel has proved complicated given the different positions about the use of criminal codes at his genocide trial.
4. October 2013.
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.
1. October 2013.
After Europes human rights court ruled that some defendants were tried under the wrong criminal code, Bosnias constitutional court accepted an appeal from a war crimes convict for his verdict to reconsidered.
1. October 2013.
After Europes human rights court ruled that some defendants were tried under the wrong criminal code, Bosnias constitutional court accepted an appeal from a war crimes convict for his verdict to reconsidered.
19. July 2013.
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 and Maktouf, but it deemed sufficient to conclude that their rights were violated and to award them the litigation costs. Thus, Bosnia and Herzegovina has no obligation to repeat these two proceedings in order to implement the verdict of the European Court.
19. July 2013.
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 Human Rights in favour of Abduladhim Maktouf and Goran Damjanovic has been solved.
18. July 2013.
Lawyers for two convicted Bosnian war criminals said they will apply for a retrial after the European rights court ruled that they were tried under the wrong criminal code.
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