ICTY

Vojislav Šešelj

UN war crimes tribunal jails Serb leader again over contempt of court

31 October 2011
The United Nations war crimes tribunal for the Balkan conflicts of the 1990s today sentenced the leader of the Serb Radical Party – already facing trial on charges of crimes against humanity – to 18 months in jail after finding him guilty of contempt of court for a second time.
Judge Theodor Meron.
UN Photo/Sophia Paris

Veteran war crimes jurist elected President of UN tribunal for Balkans conflicts

19 October 2011
Judge Theodor Meron of the United States, a veteran jurist with long experience in dealing with war crimes and international law, was today elected to his second term as President of the United Nations war crimes tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.
Dragomir Pecanac

Bosnian Serb refuses to testify at genocide trial before UN war crimes tribunal

10 October 2011
A former security and intelligence officer in the Bosnian Serb army refused to testify today in the genocide trial of his commander at the United Nations war crimes tribunal set up in the wake of the Balkan conflicts of the 1990s.