During Radovan Karadzic’s marathon trial, the prosecution brought witnesses to prove he was guilty of genocide and crimes against humanity, while testimony from the defence disputed the crimes or tried to show…
Author: Erna Ma?ki?, BIRN
KARADZIC’S COURTROOM DRAMA WILL END IN DISAPPOINTMENT
BY ERNA MAÄŒKIĆ: According to the prosecutors, the terrorising of the capital, the mass executions, the use of UN officials as hostages and the brutality towards victims all had something in common…
HAGUE JAILS BOSNIAN CROAT LEADERS FOR 111 YEARS
Erna MAÄŒKIĆ: Croat nationalists declared Herzeg-Bosna, or the ‘Herzeg-Bosna Croatian Community’, independent from Bosnia in 1991, with the town of Mostar as its capital, but it was never recognised by any other…
MORE THAN THREE HUNDRED YEARS OF IMPRISONMENT
By Erna MACKIC: This year was also significant for international cooperation in the judiciary area, especially since Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Ministry of Justice and the Ministries of neighbouring countries modified the Agreement…
THE EXECUTION OF PRISONERS AND REMOVAL OF BODIES
Erna MACKIC: “The column consisted of about 500 civilians, who, as far as I can remember, were guarded by special policemen from Skelani. The convoy passed by us and nothing unusual happened….
HISTORIC DECISIONS BY BANJA LIKA COURT
By Erna MACKIC: At the beginning of this month the District Court in Banja Luka rendered a second-instance verdict revoking the verdict handed down earlier in favour of the Islamic Community ordering…
THE MILLION DOLLAR QUESTION
By: Erna MACKIC: The International Community has made it clear how it thinks the members of the BiH House of Representatives should vote when it comes to extending the mandates of foreign…
BOSNIA RISKS ‘JUDICIAL CHAOS’ IF FOREIGN JUDGES LEAVE
By Erna Mackic: Judge Kreso, writing in the draft version of the war crimes processing strategy, said the judicial transition process “does not exclude … the possibility of extending the mandate of…
SELECTING PRIORITIES IN WAR CRIMES PROCESSING
Erna MACKIC: Observers following the work of the State Court say that considering its complexity, this case might well have been processed at state level. They compare it to far less sensitive…
REMEMBERING “PREDINI VUKOVI”
Seeking to prove the eight counts of the indictment against the former leader of the “Predini vukovi†group, the State Prosecution has examined around 40 witnesses, some of whom survived traumatic experiences…