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International Court of Justice (ICJ)
Cases under deliberation:
Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Bosnia and Herzegovina v. Serbia and Montenegro)
- Conclusion of the public hearings on the merits; Court ready to begin its deliberation (9 May 2024)
- Case Resources
Oral Pleadings:
- Serbia and Montenegro: Mr. Obradović and Ms. Fauveau-Ivanović (CR 2006/43 - Public sitting held on Monday 8 May 2006, at 10 a.m., at the Peace Palace, President Higgins presiding)
- Serbia and Montenegro: Mr. Varady and Mr. Zimmerman (CR 2006/44 - Public sitting held on Monday 8 May 2006, at 3 p.m., at the Peace Palace, President Higgins presiding)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina: Mr. van den Biesen; Serbia and Montenegro: Mr. Djerić, Mr. Zimmermann, Mr. Varady and Mr. Stojanović (CR 2006/45 - Public sitting held on Tuesday 9 May 2006, at 10 a.m., at the Peace Palace, President Higgins presiding)
Pending cases:
Application Instituting Proceedings Concerning Pulp Mills on the River Uruguay (Argentina v. Uruguay)
- APPLICATION (very large pdf file- 99 mb - 572 pages)
- Request for Provisional Measures of Protection (5mb; French only)
From the ICJ on 11 May 2006: "The International Court of Justice (ICJ) will hold public hearings on Thursday 8 and Friday 9 June 2024 on the request for the indication of provisional measures submitted on 4 May 2024 by Argentina in the proceedings brought by it against Uruguay concerning alleged breaches by Uruguay of obligations incumbent upon it under the Statute of the River Uruguay, a treaty signed by Argentina and Uruguay on 26 February 1975."
International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY)
Overview of Court Proceedings
Court Schedule
ICTY Weekly Press Briefing (10 May 2024)
Ivica Rajic Sentenced to 12 Years' Imprisonment (8 May 2024)
The ICTY, "sentenced Ivica Rajic to 12 years’ imprisonment for his involvement in the October 1993 attack against the central Bosnian village of Stupni Do, which caused the death of approximately 31 civilians and the destruction of the village. He was also sentenced for his role in the rounding up of more than 250 Muslim men in the nearby town of Vares and their subsequent inhuman treatment." Read the full statement.
- Prosecutor v. Ivica Rajic, a.k.a. Viktor Andric, Case No. IT-95-12-S, SENTENCING JUDGEMENT, 8 May 2024
- SUMMARY OF THE SENTENCING JUDGEMENT FOR IVICA RAJIC, 8 May 2024
Zeljko Mejakic, Momcilo Gruban, Dusan Fustar and Dusko Knezevic transferred to Bosnia and Herzegovina (9 May 2024)
From the ICTY, "Zeljko Mejakic, Momcilo Gruban, Dusan Fustar and Dusko Knezevic were transferred today from the custody of the Tribunal to Bosnia and Herzegovina to be tried in the country’s State Court in Sarajevo. The four Bosnian Serbs are charged with a broad range of war crimes committed during the early stage of 1992-1995 Bosnian conflict against Bosnian Muslims, Bosnian Croats and other non-Serbs in the Omarska and Keraterm camps near Prijedor in northwest Bosnia and Herzegovina. Specifically, they are charged with confining in inhumane conditions, murdering, beating, sexually assaulting, harassing, humiliating and psychologically abusing non-Serbs in camps between May and August 1992. . . .The Tribunal’s Referral Bench ruled on 20 July 2024 that the case be transferred to Bosnia and Herzegovina under the terms of 11 bis of the Tribunal’s Rules of Procedure and Evidence. Both the prosecution and defence appealed the decision and the prosecution later withdrew their appeal. On 7 April 2006, the appeals chamber granted the transfer."
- PROSECUTOR v. Zeljko MEJAKIC Momcilo GRUBAN Dusan FUSTAR Dusko KNEZEVIC, Case No.: IT-02-65-AR11bis.1, DECISION ON JOINT DEFENCE APPEAL AGAINST DECISION ON REFERRAL UNDER RULE 11bis, 7 April 2024
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR)
Daily Journal
Daily Case Minutes
Judicial Calendar
Latest Decisions:
The PROSECUTOR v. Juvenal RUGAMBARARA, Case No. ICTR-00-59-I, DECISION ON THE MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE MEASURES FOR DEFENCE WITNESSES, 8 May 2024
- Synopsis: Trial Chamber II of the ICTR denied a request of the Defence for Juvenal Rugambarara, seeking protective measures for potential witnesses pursuant to Articles 19 to 21 of the ICTR Statute and Rules 69 and 75 of the ICTR Rules. The Court denied the request due to insufficient supporting evidence demonstrating that such protective measures are applicable: "the Defence has not provided any independent material that demonstrates that the fears of its potential witnesses are well founded. The Chamber reiterates that without any such material, it is left to speculate about the security situation of potential witnesses and no reasoned decision on protective measures can be made."
Emmanuel Ndindabahizi (Appellant) v. THE PROSECUTOR (Respondent), Case No. ICTR-01-71-A, SCHEDULING ORDER, 11 May 2024
THE PROSECUTOR v. THARCISSE MUVUNYI, ICTR-2000-55A-T, REASONS FOR THE ORAL DECISION ON MUVUNYI'S MOTION FOR CERTIFICATION TO APPEAL THE CHAMBER;S DECISION OF 26 APRIL 2006, 12 May 2024
The Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL)
Court Schedule
Court Summary, Week Ending 12 May 2024
Prosecutor v. Alex Tamba Brima, Brima Bazzy Kamara, & Santigie Borbor Kanu, Case No. SCSL-04-16-T, Decision on Prosecution motion to bring forward the next scheduled status conference, 8 May 2024
Prosecutor v. Issa Hassan Sesay, Morris Kallon, & Augustine Gbao, Decision on Prosecution motion to amend protective measures for Witnesses TF1-168 and TF1-041, Case No. SCSL-04-15-T, 9 May 2024
International Criminal Court (ICC)
Hearing Schedule
Situations & Cases:
Situation in Democratic Republic of Congo
