Balkans

Babic Sentenced to 13 Years

Trial chamber rejects prosecution’s plea for a lower sentence as not being in the interests of justice.

9 Nov 05

Controversial former Croatian general appears before the tribunal to answer war crimes charges.

9 Nov 05

Compiled by Alison Freebairn in The Hague (TU No 366, 09-Jul-04)

9 Nov 05

The Milosevic trial chamber must decide how best to proceed in a long-running trial hampered by the poor health of the accused.

9 Nov 05

Imposing a counsel on the ailing defendant might speed up the case, but could still backfire horribly.

9 Nov 05

Goran Hadzic, onetime warehouseman who became head of a rebel Serb territory, charged with war crimes.

9 Nov 05

Final witness tells court that Bosnian army beatings "broke his spirit".

9 Nov 05

Tribunal judges will have their work cut our dealing with Milosevic’s expected defence strategy.

9 Nov 05

Witness recounts how he refused to get involved in efforts to cover up massacre.

9 Nov 05

A narrower case with fewer charges or a smaller geographic scope might have already secured a verdict.

9 Nov 05

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