International Courts & Tribunals at a Glance, a new juscogens.net weekly feature, aims to provide timely notice of recent happenings and trial developments in an organized, central location and an unbiased, objective manner. For comments or suggestions, please contact [email protected].
International Court of Justice
- Sixtieth Anniversary of the International Court of Justice, Solemn sitting of Wednesday 12 April 2024
- The International Court of Justice awarded the “Fray Francisco de Vitoria” Medal
Cases under deliberation: Bosnia and Herzegovina v. Serbia and Montenegro
- Case Background
- Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Bosnia and Herzegovina v. Serbia and Montenegro) Schedule of public hearings to be held from 27 February to 9 May 2024
International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY)
- Overview of Court Proceedings (10-14 April 2006)
- Court Schedule (10-14 April 2006)
ICTY Convicts Enver Hadzihasanovic and Amir Kubura (15 March 2024)
From the ICTY, "In the first Tribunal judgement to deal with the presence of foreign Muslim or Mujahedin combatants in central Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Trial Chamber found that Enver Hadzihasanovic exercised effective control over a detachment of such forces. It found that Mujahedin members severely beat and psychologically abused five civilians from the Croatian and Serbian community in Travnik and murdered Dragan Popovic in October 1993 in the Orasac camp. The Trial Chamber found Enver Hadzihasanovic guilty of failing to prevent these crimes."
- Summary of Judgement
- Full-Text Trial Chamber Judgement (French Only)
Appeals Chamber Confirms Milomir Stakic's Conviction (22 March 2024)
The ICTY appeals chamber "affirmed the Trial Chamber’s decision to convict Milomir Stakic for his responsibility in exterminating, murdering and persecuting the non-Serb population in Prijedor. The Appeals Chamber also found that the Trial Chamber incorrectly failed to convict him for deporting and forcibly transferring the non-Serb population. The Appeals Chamber agreed with the Trial Chamber’s decision to acquit Milomir Stakic of genocide and complicity in genocide."
- Summary of Appeals Judgement (N.B., correct date is 22 March 2024)
- Full Text of Appeals Judgement
Final Independent Dutch Inquest Results Concerning Death of Slobodan Milosevic (4 April 2024)
The final results from an independent Dutch inquest confirm that Slobodan Milosevic "died of natural causes and rules out any suggestion of criminal conduct." The ongoing, separate ICTY inquiry into Milsosevic's death will now "focus its attention on issues relating to the medical treatment provided to Slobodan Milosevic while in the Tribunal's detention facility. The internal inquiry expects to conclude its investigation on these issues shortly."
- Statement From The Hague District Public Prosecutor's Office (English)
- Statement From The Hague District Public Prosecutor's Office (Dutch)
- Statement From The Hague District Public Prosecutor's Office (Serbian)
- Statement From The Hague District Public Prosecutor's Office (French)
Two Ad Litem Judges Sworn in (7 April 2024)
Judges Stefan Trechsel (Switzerland) and Arpad Prandler (Hungary) were sworn in as ad litem judges on 7 April 2006. Judges Trechsel and Prandler "were appointed by the Secretary General to serve on the Prlić et al. case, which involves six former high ranking political and military officials of the so-called "Croatian Community (and later Republic) of Herceg-Bosna", charged with the ethnic cleansing of Muslims and other non-Croats who lived in the area. The trial is scheduled to start later this year."
Appeals Chamber Upholds Decision to Refer the Mejakic et al. Case to Bosnia and Herzegovina
From the ICTY, "the Appeals Chamber upheld the decision to refer the Mejakic et al. case, involving four accused, to Bosnia and Herzegovina for trial. The Appeals Chamber dismissed eight of the grounds in the Joint Defence Appeal, and allowed one in part." The transfer is "a partnership with the judiciaries in the former Yugoslavia...while the most senior leaders are tried before the ICTY, intermediate and lower rank accused can be referred to competent national jurisdictions. The ICTY has previously transferred two accused to Bosnia and Herzegovina for trial and referred one case involving two accused to Croatia."
- Full Text of Appeals Chambers Decision
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR)
- Latest Decisions
- Status of ICTR Detainees (24 March 2024)
The Special Court for Sierra Leone
- Court Schedule
- Weekly Court Summary (week ending 7 April 2024)
- Counsel Provisionally Assigned to Charles Taylor (5 April 2024)
- Prosecutor's Statement on Initial Appearance of Charles Taylor (3 April 2024)
- Special Court President Requests Charles Taylor be Tried in The Hague (30 March 2024)
- Decision and Order For Disclosure, Prosecutor v. Charles Taylor (30 March 2024)
- Amended Indictment, Prosecutor v. Charles Taylor, 17 March 2024
International Criminal Court (ICC)
- First arrest for the International Criminal Court (17 March 2024)
- Initial appearance of Mr Thomas Lubanga Dyilo before the Pre-Trial Chamber I (20 March 2024)
- The International Criminal Court and the European Union sign an agreement on cooperation and assistance (10 April 2024)
Permanent Court of Arbitration
- Partial Award, SALUKA INVESTMENTS BV (THE NETHERLANDS) v THE CZECH REPUBLIC (17 March 2024)
Khmer Rouge Trials
- Annan nominates international judges for Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge trial
- UN and Cambodia sign key agreements ahead of Khmer Rouge trials
- Background: Khmer Rouge Trials Website
