Tuesday, 27 may 2025.
No State Prison for at Least Two More Years
Bosnia and Herzegovina will not get a state prison for the next two years at least, although financial resources have been secured. The reason for this is the complex procedure,...
Genocide Trial Raises Criminal Code Issues
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.
One Indictment Enough to Fulfil the Norm
Prosecutors at the cantonal or district levels file up to five times more war-crime indictments than their colleagues working with the Prosecution of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Visibility of Justice Allows for Fair Trials
Vasvija Vidovic, a long-time lawyer with legal experience before domestic and international institutions, writes about the necessity for publicity of criminal proceedings and denies criticism that witnesses can be influenced...
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...
Escaping Death on the Flight From Srebrenica
Hasan Hasanovic recalls his near-death experience escaping fromSrebrenica, during the course of which he never saw his father or brotheragain.
The Cantonal Court in Gorazde: No One to Conduct Trials
It is impossible to hold war-crimes trials before the Cantonal Court in Gorazde if the court does not hire additional judges. But as funding for their employment has not been...
Culture of Secrecy Keeps Public in Dark
Courts and Prosecutor’s Offices in Bosnia have completely different stances on the availability of indictments and verdicts to the public.
Clarification of the Large Number of Crimes
Millions of collected documents, 4,500 witnesses examined, 161 indictees and 69 convicts are some of the factual indicators of 20 years of work at The Hague Tribunal.
Information Law Changes Alarm Bosnian Journalists
Media groups say legal amendments aimed at protecting privacy will hinder investigations and pave the way to a new form of censorship.