presevo-monument-continues-to-spark-contraversy 18 Jan 13 Albanian Guerrilla Monument Sparks Showdown in Serbia

Belgrade has promised to demolish the monument and ethnic Albanians have vowed to defend it - while its creator just wishes he'd never been asked to build it.

bosnia-s-war-crimes-strategy-may-finally-speed-up 17 Jan 13 Bosnia Tries to Speed Up War Crimes Prosecutions

Four years since Bosnia adopted a war-crimes strategy, hopes are growing that perpetrators might be brought to justice more quickly.

milorad-novkovic-prosecuting-war-crimes-costs-money 11 Jan 13 Milorad Novkovic: Prosecuting War Crimes Costs Money

The president of Bosnia’s highest judicial authority says that failure to secure resources will hold up prosecutions of alleged war criminals.

prosecution-blamed-for-controversial-war-crimes-acquittals 09 Jan 13 ICTY Prosecution Blamed for Controversial Acquittals

The Hague Tribunal has taken flak for recent high-profile acquittals but prosecution errors have helped the accused go free, says Balkans expert Eric Gordy.

serbia-turning-horror-into-showbiz 31 Dec 12 Serbian Media About Mladic - Turning Horror into Showbiz

The superficial treatment of Mladić’s arrest and trial is a testament to the country’s unwillingness to face up to its past.

bosnia-laying-bare-a-nation-s-unhealed-wounds 31 Dec 12 Bosnian Media About Mladic - Laying Bare a Nation’s Unhealed Wounds

The contrasting responses of Serbs and Bosniaks to the Mladić case have again exposed Bosnia’s unbridgeable divide.

croatia-forgotten-crimes-leave-bitter-aftertaste 31 Dec 12 Croatian Media About Mladic - Forgotten Crimes Leave Bitter Aftertaste

In spite of the acquittal of General Gotovina, the omission of crimes committed in Croatia from the Mladić indictment is a blot on the tribunal’s record in the country.

turbulent-year-for-balkan-s-transitional-justice 27 Dec 12 Turbulent Year for Balkan’s Transitional Justice

With four verdicts passed this year the ICTY brought justice to some ex-Yugoslav states, while some say that already endangered regional cooperation touched new low.

gotovina-unlikely-hero-of-croat-serb-dialogue 07 Dec 12 Gotovina: Unlikely Hero of Croat-Serb Dialogue

The conciliatory messages by Ante Gotovina, the Croatian general recently acquitted by the Hague Tribunal, have disappointed Croatian far right.  

ilijas-war-victims-lament-justice-s-snail-s-pace 07 Dec 12 Ilijas War Victims Lament Justice’s Snail’s Pace

About 200 people from Ilijas were killed in spring 1992 following a Bosnian Serb assault on the town and surrounding villages – and over 50 remain missing. Yet almost no one has yet been held responsible.

hague-verdicts-don-t-justify-croatia-s-kosovo-s-wars 29 Nov 12 Hague Verdicts Don’t ‘Justify’ Croatia’s, Kosovo’s, Wars

Croatia and Kosovo should not see the rulings on Gotovina and Haradinaj as a vindication of their supposedly ‘just’ wars.

kosovo-rambo-with-a-taste-for-politics 29 Nov 12 Ramush Haradinaj, Kosovo Rambo With a Taste for Politics

He had made a successful transition from guerrilla leader to politician - until The Hague threw its spanner in the works, not once but twice.

kosovo-awaits-haradinaj-verdict-in-hope-and-anxiety 28 Nov 12 Kosovo Awaits Haradinaj Verdict in Hope and Anxiety

While family and friends prepare for a homecoming for Ramush Haradinaj, there is fear that the ICTY is under pressure to issue a verdict that will appease Serbia.

hague-failed-to-justify-gotovina-acquittal 19 Nov 12 Hague Failed to Justify Gotovina Acquittal

The Hague Tribunal’s decision that two Croatian generals were innocent of war crimes leaves serious questions unanswered.

generals-release-poses-dilemma-for-croatian-courts 19 Nov 12 Generals’ Release Poses Dilemma for Croatian Courts

Once the euphoria surrounding the Gotovina-Markac verdicts fades, the justice system will still have to address the question of war crimes committed in 1995.

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