The Hague Tribunal has rejected a prosecution motion to reconsider the acquittal of former Yugoslav Army general Momcilo Perisic over war crimes in Sarajevo and Srebrenica.
The Hague Tribunal prosecution has asked for the acquittal of former Yugoslav Army general Momcilo Perisic over war crimes in Sarajevo and Srebrenica to be reconsidered by the court.
The Hague Tribunal dismissed its prosecutors request to reconsider its decision to remove controversial judge Frederik Harhoff from the trial of Serbian Radical Party boss Vojislav Seselj.
The Hague Tribunal has unprecedentedly removed a judge who criticised the court from Serbian Radical Party leader Vojislav Seseljs trial, potentially putting other war crimes convictions at risk.
In an exclusive interview for BIRN, the president of the Hague Tribunal, Theodor Meron, insisted that despite criticism of recent acquittals, the court upholds the highest standards of justice.
The Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals will take over the Hague Tribunals work after it court closes, dealing with any future appeals launched by convicted war criminals.
The Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals will take over the Hague Tribunals work after it court closes, dealing with any future appeals launched by convicted war criminals.
The impact of Yugoslav general Momcilo Perisics acquittal illustrates the insurmountable distance between the Hague Tribunal and people in the Balkans, who must take responsibility for dealing with their past.
While cross-examining Defence witness Momir Bulatovic at the trial of Radovan Karadzic, prosecutors confront the former President of Montenegro with documents in which he condemned Bosnian Serb leaders, suggesting they...
The Hague Tribunal acquitted Yugoslav Army general Momcilo Perisic on appeal, quashing his 27-year prison sentence for war crimes during the 1990s conflict.