Despite a politically motivated war crimes conviction and a sentence of life imprisonment by the ICTY Appeals Chamber, former Bosnian-Serb president Radovan Karadzic is widely seen as a hero by Serbs. who scoff at the Tribunal and its proceedings. Our associate Andy Wilcoxon explains why. Former Bosnian Serb president Radovan Karadzic’s sentence for war crimes committed…
ICTY’s evidence for Srebrenica genocide
Genocide is incontestably the central issue in all Srebrenica trials at ICTY. It is the essence of the “conventional wisdom” on the subject of Srebrenica. It is also the principal conclusory emanation of the controversial history writing project that the Hague Tribunal has taken upon itself, arguably while overstepping the legitimate mandate of a proper…
Prof. Tiphaine Dickson: ‘The world’s court of justice’ – A historiography of war crimes prosecutions
Referring to the Yugoslavia and Rwanda tribunals, Prof. Dickson argues in this scholarly article that “despite the innumerable practical, legal, financial and political challenges these institutions faced, they chose to take on an additional and unnecessary responsibility for which they were woefully ill-equipped: writing history.” Elsewhere she observes: “Lawyers can become very frustrated in trials…
Dr. Oliver Stojkovic’s forensic evidence, 27 and 30 June, 2008
Dr. Oliver Stojkovic’s expert evidence in the Popovic et. al. trial on the reliability of prosecution Srebrenica forensic data is significant even though the Chamber chose to ignore it. Significant segments of Stojkovic’s testimony reproduced below are shaded yellow, with side comments. The main issues will easily be sorted out by intelligent readers. One of…