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Vojislav Šešelj Charged with Contempt of Court
5 February 2010
Vojislav Šešelj, the leader of the Serb Radical Party currently standing trial at the Tribunal for alleged war crimes committed in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia between 1991 and 1994, has been charged with contempt of court. Yesterday, Trial Chamber II
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Weekly Press Briefing
4 February 2010
The Tribunal today welcomed a visit of Reverend Jesse Jackson as part of a wider European Tour. He met with President Patrick Robinson and Vice-President O-Gon Kwon, Registrar John Hocking and representatives of the Office of the Prosecutor. Rev. Jackson...
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Reverend Dr. Jesse Jackson to visit the Tribunal
3 February 2010
Reverend Dr. Jesse Jackson will be visiting the ICTY on Thursday 4 February 2010 as part of a wider European Tour. Rev. Jackson will be meeting with the Tribunal’s President Patrick Robinson and Vice-President Kwon, Registrar John Hocking and representatives...
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Weekly Press Briefing - 27 January 2010
27 January 2010
In the trial of Momčilo Perišić, the Office of the Prosecutor rested its case on Monday with the testimony of the last prosecution witness. In total, 82 viva voce witnesses were called by the Prosecution. Parties will meet on Friday for a 65ter conference...
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UN Under-Secretary General for Legal Affairs Visits the Tribunal
25 January 2010
Patricia O’Brien, the Under-Secretary General for Legal Affairs of the United Nations, is visiting the Tribunal from 25 to 27 January. During the visit she will meet with senior officials of the ICTY to discuss the Tribunal’s mandate and its completion strategy
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Weekly Press Briefing - 20 January 2010
20 January 2010
The Tribunal is convening a two-day conference “Assessing the Legacy of the ICTY” in The Hague on 23 and 24 February, 2010. The Conference is co-organised and co-sponsored by the Government of the Netherlands and the Sanela Diana....
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Weekly Press Briefing - 13 January 2010
13 January 2010
Welcome back to the Tribunal. Monday marked the end of the winter recess and the courtrooms will return to their full capacity next week. The Trial of Vojislav Šešelj resumed yesterday with the testimony of one of the remaining Prosecution witnesses...
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Outreach Programme Brings Tribunal Closer to Kosovo Students
5 January 2010
The Tribunal’s Outreach Programme visited 14 high schools across Kosovo in the last four months of 2009, successfully completing the second stage of its project aiming to bring the work of the ICTY closer to local communities. Between September and ...
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ICTY Courtroom Photographs – Zuhdija Tabaković Initial Appearance
22 December 2009
A selection of digital photographs taken today from Courtroom I of the Initial Appearance of Zuhdija Tabaković is available at: http://drop.io/icty221209.  These photographs may be reproduced by other agencies on the condition that a clear credit is provided...
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Zuhdija Tabaković Contempt of Court Initial Appearance on 22 December
21 December 2009
The Initial Appearance in the contempt of court case of Zuhdija Tabaković has been scheduled for Tuesday 22 December 2009 at 14:15 in Courtroom I before duty Judge Delvoie. The Indictment against Tabaković was filed confidentially on 30 October 2009...
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ICTY Weekly Press Briefing - 16 December 2009
16 December 2009
The President of the Tribunal, Judge Patrick Robinson, welcomes the extension by the High Representative of the mandates of the international judges and prosecutors at the Court and Prosecutor’s office of BiH. Over the past months, the President has repeatedly...
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ICTY Celebrates One Year of its New Website
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ICTY Weekly Press Briefing - 09 December 2009
9 December 2009
Yesterday, the Appeals Chamber dismissed Veselin Šljivančanin’s motion to reconsider the Appeals Judgement of 5 May 2009. The Appeals Chamber found that Šljivančanin’s request is an attempt to re-litigate issues finally decided on appeal. The Chamber...
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President Robinson’s Address Before the Security Council
3 December 2009
In today’s address to the UN Security Council, the Tribunal’s President, Judge Patrick Robinson, highlighted the organisation’s successes and key challenges ahead as part of his report on the status of the Tribunal’s completion strategy. The President ...
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Prosecutor Brammertz’s Address Before The Security Council
3 December 2009
The Prosecutor, Serge Brammertz addressed today the UN Security Council and provided his progress report on the completion strategy. In his address, the Prosecutor provided an update on the status of trials and appeals, the cooperation between the Office ...
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ICTY Weekly Press Briefing - 02 December 2009
2 December 2009
The President and the Prosecutor will present their reports tomorrow on the Tribunal’s Completion Strategy to the United Nations Security Council in New York. The reports, filed every six months, set out both the measures that have been taken and...
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Ad Litem Judge Nyambe Sworn In
1 December 2009
Judge Prisca Matimba Nyambe (Zambia) was today sworn in as an ad litem judge of the Tribunal to sit on the trial of Zdravko Tolimir. Her arrival brings the number of ad litem and reserve judges serving at the Tribunal to 13. Judge Nyambe’s biography will be...
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ICTY Weekly Press Briefing - 25 November 2009
25 November 2009
Trial Chamber III ordered yesterday that the trial of Vojislav Šešelj resume on Tuesday, 12 January 2010. It has dismissed the Prosecution’s motion on assignment of counsel and additional time for examination of witnesses and ordered...
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Trial Chamber Orders Resumption of Vojislav Šešelj’s Trial
25 November 2009
Trial Chamber III ordered yesterday that the trial of Vojislav Šešelj resume on Tuesday, 12 January 2010.Vojislav Šešelj, the leader of the Serbian Radical Party, is on trial before the Tribunal for alleged crimes committed in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia
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Tribunal’s Principals Address Diplomatic Community
19 November 2009
The Tribunal’s three principals, President Patrick Robinson, Prosecutor Serge Brammertz and Registrar John Hocking today held a briefing for the diplomatic community in The Hague. Some 70 Embassy representatives and officials...
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ICTY Weekly Press Briefing - 18 November 2009
18 November 2009
Hearings in the trial of Momčilo Perišić have been adjourned until 25 January 2010, when the trial will resume with pre-Defence conference. The Prosecution has not formally rested its case but the presentation of evidence has been completed. In total, the...
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ICTY Weekly Press Briefing - 12 November 2009
12 November 2009
This morning, the Appeals Chamber rendered its judgement in the case of Dragomir Milošević, a former Bosnian Serb Army general, convicted for the crimes committed against civilians during the siege of Sarajevo. Whilst the Appeals Chamber partially upheld...
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Appeals Chamber Partially Affirms the Convictions against Dragomir Milošević and Reduces his Sentence to 29 Years
12 November 2009
The Appeals Chamber today partially upheld the Trial Chamber’s findings in the case of Dragomir Milošević, a former Bosnian Serb Army general, convicted for the crimes committed against civilians of Sarajevo during the second half of the 1992-1995 siege...
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Dragomir Milošević Appeals Chamber Judgement to be Rendered on 12 November
9 November 2009
The Appeals Chamber is scheduled to render its judgement in the case of Dragomir Milošević, a former Bosnian Serb Army General, on Thursday, 12 November 2009 at 9:00 in Courtroom I. On 12 December 2007, the Trial Chamber found Milošević guilty and
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Trial Chamber Orders Appointment of Counsel in the Case of Radovan Karadžić
5 November 2009
The Trial Chamber today issued a decision in which it instructed the Registrar to appoint a counsel to prepare to represent the interests of Radovan Karadžić at trial. It further determined that the appointed counsel be given three and a half months to prepare for trial...
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ICTY Weekly Press Briefing - 4 November 2009
4 November 2009
At yesterday’s administrative hearing in the case of Radovan Karadžić, in which submissions were made with regards to the way in which the trial can proceed, further hearings were adjourned pending the Trial Chamber’s decision, which is expected to be...
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