19 Apr 12
Unsolved Killings Raise Fears of Macedonian Turmoil
The recent murders near Skopje have fuelled concerns that Macedonia is again heading towards all-out ethnic conflict.
30 Mar 12
Silvana Boneva: No Excuses Remain to Oppose Lustration
Announcing Macedonia’s new lustration bill, the coordinator of the ruling VMRO DPMNE caucus in parliament says the left can no longer conceal its opposition behind complaints about bias and transparency.
29 Mar 12
Serbia’s Childish Game of Tit-for-Tat
Forget the rule of law. It’s now clear that if your government has in any way offended top Serbian officials, you cross Serbia at your own risk.
29 Mar 12
Ghost of Draza Mihailovic Still Divides Serbia
A potential court ruling on the Chetnik leader’s trial and execution in 1946 has reopened old, unhealed wounds in Serbia.
26 Mar 12
Bosnia Calls Time on Foreign Judges
As the last foreign judicial staff get ready to pack their bags in Bosnia, local lawyers are divided whether they did much good or not.
23 Mar 12
Jury Out on Serbia’s Botched ‘Reform’ of Judges
As the row over the selection of judges in Serbia shows no sign of ending, the Judicial Council, the body tasked with sorting it out, remains hopelessly compromised, its own credibility in tatters.
14 Mar 12
Who Wants War in Macedonia?
You do not have to be a conspiracy theorist to accept that this government, pushing an irresponsible ultra-nationalist agenda, is creating all the conditions for all-out conflict.
08 Mar 12
New Street Battle Splits Macedonia’s Capital
A bid to rename hundreds of streets is stirring a heated ideological and ethnic debate in Skopje.
01 Mar 12
Serbs Defensive Over War Crimes, Survey Shows
Key findings of the OSCE survey about Serbian attitudes towards war crimes and the trials held at the Hague Tribunal and national courts.
01 Mar 12
Has Serbia Made up Its Mind at Last?
By obtaining EU candidate status, Serbia has sent an important signal - but the real test will be the membership negotiations, as they will require a deeper transformation of society.
20 Feb 12
Margarita Tsatsa – Nikolovska: Discontent in Macedonian Judiciary is Permanent
In an exclusive interview for the Balkan Insight, Judge Margarita Tsatsa – Nikolovska discusses the current hot legal topics in Macedonia, from lustration process to the shape of the nation’s judiciary.
10 Feb 12
Natasa Kandic: Serbia’s Bloodstained Army Boss Must Go
The denunciations of the Humanitarian Law Centre’s report on the head of the Serbian army reveal the strength of Milosevic’s ideology in Serbia today and the politicisation of the war crimes office.
08 Feb 12
EU Must Protect Bosnia’s War Crimes Court
Brussels must do what it can to stop Bosnian Serb leaders from undermining the country’s state court.
03 Feb 12
Serbia and Croatia Move Closer to Genocide Deal
With both governments in principle in favor of a bilateral agreement to withdraw mutual genocide claims, prospects for an out-of-court settlement are improving.
02 Feb 12
Macedonia Bracing for Clash Over Lustration Law
Macedonia’s ruling party is in no mood to back down before the courts concerning its tough lustration agenda.
Background
Timeline - Transitional Justice in Serbia
Key dates and events in transitional justice in Serbia.