Tag Archive for 'Karadzic'

ICTY Update: Krajisnik Early Release Denied – Contempt Investigations in Seselj Case – Adjournment in Karadzic Case – Final Arguments in Gotovina et al

Early Release for Krajisnik Denied
In a Decision rendered during the court recess, ICTY President  Robinson, denied early release to Momčilo Krajišnik. Krajišnik, who has been serving his sentence in the UK since September 2009, would have been eligible for release there on 2 April 2010, having served half of his 20 year sentence (including time [...]

The Right of Self-Representation – The Lawyers in the Eye of the Storm

Steven Kay QC and Gillian Higgins have posted a resume of the right to self-representation of an accused at the ICTY under the title : “The Right of Self-Representation – The Lawyers in the Eye of the Storm”.
This article has been written by them for the ICLB, in response to the numerous requests received for [...]

Gideon Boas “Tribunal must tighten leash on Karadzic”

Gideon Boas is a former senior legal officer of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and is now a senior lecturer at the Monash University law school, Melbourne. He recently published an article criticizing the management of the Karadzic trial and the right to self-representation at the ICTY  in the Sydney Morning Herald.
The article is [...]

Guest Post by Goran Sluiter: Karadzic’s Requests for More Time and the Response of the ICTY

Karadzic is right in requesting more time. The Yugoslav Tribunal does not seem to appreciate thorough defences.
Radovan Karadzic is currently on trial at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, in The Hague. Although this Court has successfully completed many cases over the last 15 years, the trials of major political leaders attract most [...]

Guest Post: Radovan Karadžić’s Refusal to Attend Trial and the Options available to the Trial Chamber

Guest post by Niamh Hayes:
As has been well-documented, Radovan Karadžić refused to appear on the opening day of his trial on Monday, 26 October. Dr. Karadžić outlined his reasons for not doing so in a letter to the Tribunal on 21 October. In summary, Dr. Karadžić chose not to appear in protest at the Tribunal’s [...]

Prosecutor v. Radovan Karadzic: New Commencement Date

Thanks to Sunniva Hansson, who prepared this post
The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) yesterday upheld Radovan Karadzic’s appeal against the commencement date of his trial for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. The Trial Chamber was ordered to delay the start of the trial until one week [...]

ICTY Update: Hartmann Judgement Due, Start Dates Announced for Stanisic Trial and Karadzic Trial

The judgement in the contempt case against Florence Hartmann is due to be handed down on Monday 14th September.
The trial of Mico Stanisic and Stojan Zupljanin is also scheduled to begin on Monday, with the Prosecution’s opening statement expected to take one to two days,  followed by the first prosecution witness, historical expert Robert Donia.
It [...]

Karadzic Motion on Holbrooke Agreement Denied

Thanks to Alexandra Lampert who authored this post.
On Wednesday, July 8th, a Trial Chamber of the ICTY rejected Radovan Karadzic’s challenge to its jurisdiction and request to dismiss his indictment.  Since his arrest one year ago, Karadzic has repeatedly challenged the Tribunal’s ability to prosecute him on the basis of a cooperation agreement he says was [...]