This is our 50th issue

Established in 1999, the Judicial Supplement is consulted today by over a thousand people (legal professionals, professors or practitioners, students, representatives of international organisations, etc.), in either its paper or electronic form.

The publication has clearly achieved its objective: that of increasing awareness of the Tribunal's judicial activity and familiarising its observers with the current advances in law generated by its Chambers. Since it was set up over five years ago, the Judicial Supplement has summarised 23 Orders, 186 Decisions, 43 Judgements and Appeals Judgements. All those texts have contributed significantly to the development of international, humanitarian and criminal law.

Defining notions of armed conflict and international armed conflict; identifying general principles such as the prohibition of torture; broadening the norms of humanitarian law to include sexual crimes; specifying the constituent elements of crimes against humanity, the crime of genocide and war crimes; reflecting essential procedural innovations, particularly in terms of the protection of witnesses; providing new interpretations and applying them to standards which have too long been overlooked, such as the criminal responsibility of superiors; the jurisprudence of the ICTY has extended and will continue to extend the borders of international law. This innovative jurisprudence is destined to leave its mark and, without a doubt, inspire other courts involved in developing and strengthening international justice.

The Tribunal wishes to continue reporting on this jurisprudence in a manner that meets the needs and expectations of the relevant audiences. To that end, it has been deemed appropriate at this stage to conduct another survey, since the last one dates from 2002. Thank you for showing your commitment by massively replying to the questionnaire soon to be released.