JURIST Supported by the University of Pittsburgh
PAPER CHASE NEWSBURSTDigest RSS feedFull RSS feed
Serious law. Primary sources. Global perspective.


Friday, November 11, 2005

ICTY chief judge scolds Serbia for delays in handing over wanted war criminals
Holly Manges Jones at 3:50 PM ET

[JURIST] Theodor Meron, president of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) [official website], said Friday during a visit to Belgrade that the tribunal is becoming impatient [ICTY press release] with Serbia's "endless delays" in handing over war crimes fugitives, including Ratko Mladic and Radovan Karadzic. Meron spoke to reporters after leaving a meeting with Serbian Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica, saying the prime minister committed "in unequivocal terms" that Serbia [JURIST news archive] would fulfill its remaining obligations to the international community. Handing over the two war fugitives is crucial for Serbia as the country vies for membership to the European Union [official website]. Negotiations began between the EU and Belgrade last month, partly in response to delivering 13 suspected war criminals [JURIST report] to the Hague in the last year, but Meron pointed out Friday that six months have passed since those suspects were handed over. Former Bosnian Serb wartime leader Radovan Karadzic [ICTY case backgrounder] and his military commander Ratko Mladic [ICTY case backgrounder] are the two most wanted fugitives still at large since the Bosnian War ended nearly ten years ago. Reuters has more.






Link |  | print | subscribe | RSS feeds | latest newscast | Facebook page

For more legal news check the Paper Chase Archive...


LATEST LEGAL NEWS

 New Bolivia law allows president to run for third term
4:08 PM ET, May 21

 Guatemala court voids ex-dictator Rios Montt's genocide conviction
3:37 PM ET, May 21

 UN urges Afghanistan to approve women's rights legislation
9:02 AM ET, May 21

 click for more...

Get JURIST legal news delivered daily to your e-mail!

LATEST FORUM

The War on Terror and the Need for Muslim Support
DOMESTIC
Faisal Kutty
Valparaiso University Law School

ABOUT

Paper Chase is JURIST's real-time legal news service, powered by a team of 30 law student reporters and editors led by law professor Bernard Hibbitts at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. As an educational service, Paper Chase is dedicated to presenting important legal news and materials rapidly, objectively and intelligibly in an accessible, ad-free format.

CONTACT

Paper Chase welcomes comments, tips and URLs from readers. E-mail us at JURIST@jurist.org