Stephen Rapp, an American lawyer and diplomat, has been a leading figure in international criminal law and human rights. He was appointed as the US Ambassador at Large for War Crimes Issues in 2009, overseeing investigations and prosecutions of war criminals worldwide. Rapp’s commitment to justice and ending impunity was evident during his tenure, supporting [...]
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UN court confirms Ratko Mladić convictions and life sentence
The Appeals Chamber of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT) on Tuesday confirmed Ratko Mladić’s convictions and life imprisonment sentence by a Trial Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY). Mladić, commander of the Main Staff of the Bosnian Serb Army from May 12, 1992, until at least November 8, [...]
The Appeals Chamber of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT) heard oral arguments Tuesday and Wednesday in the appeal of former Serbian Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina military commander Ratko Mladić. Mladić appealed his 2017 conviction and life sentence for genocide, crimes against humanity and violation of the laws or customs of war in [...]
The International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals on Tuesday replaced three out of five judges presiding over the appeal of convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic . The original panel comprised Judges Theodor Meron, Carmel Agius, Liu Daqun, Prisca Matimba Nyambe and Seymour Panton. Judge Jean-Claude Antonetti granted the defendant’s request to replace the judges, citing bias against [...]
Former Bosnian military leader Ratko Mladić on Thursday appealed his conviction to the UN Mechanism for International Tribunals . Mladić was tried and convicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, then sentenced...
JURIST Guest Columnist Mohit Gupta of South Asian University discusses the legacy of the ICTY... International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), an ad hoc international criminal tribunal established by mandate from United Nations Security Council officially came to...
Here's the international legal news we covered this week: Former Bosnian Serb Army Commander Ratko Mladić was sentenced to life imprisonment Wednesday by the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) for crimes...
War criminal Mladić handed life sentence for genocide, crimes against humanity
Former Bosnian Serb Army Commander Ratko Mladić was sentenced to life imprisonment Wednesday by the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) for crimes committed during the Bosnian conflict from 1992-1996. Mladić was...
Ratko Mladić , a former Bosnian Serb commander, has filed a challenge to a UN court's rejection of his request to be sent to Russia, according to court documents released Tuesday. Mladić is seeking medical attention, as...
The trial of eight former Bosnian Serb police officers charged with participating in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre began on Monday before the Higher Court in Belgrade. The court rejected another postponement , as defense lawyers postponed...