World Jun 03 ‘State of Palestine’ applies to join South Africa’s UN court case accusing Israel of genocide By Associated Press
Politics Dec 29 South Africa launches case at top UN court accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza South Africa has launched a case at the United Nations' top court accusing Israel of genocide against Palestinians in Gaza and asking the court to order Israel to halt its attacks. By Mike Corder, Associated Press
World Aug 08 Rwanda genocide survivors criticize UN court’s call to indefinitely halt elderly suspect’s trial His trial, which started last year at the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals in The Hague, was halted in June because his dementia left him unable to participate in proceedings. By Ignatius Ssuuna, Associated Press
Politics Jul 31 Karadzic Appears in Court, Refuses to Enter Plea Thirteen years after war crimes charges were levied against him, former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic appeared for the first time Thursday at the U.N.'s tribunal, but he refused to immediately enter pleas on the 11 charges against him. By PBS News Hour
Politics Mar 25 Watch Court Overrules President Bush in Texas Case, Weighs Detainee Rights The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Texas does not have to reopen the case of a Mexican national on death row, rebuking President Bush, and heard arguments in a terrorism detainee rights case. The National Law Journal's Marcia Coyle explains…
Jul 26 Milosevic Illness May Complicate War Crimes Trial International war crimes judges reported that former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic, on trial in The Hague for crimes committed during the Balkan wars, is at serious risk of a heart attack and should consider not serving as his own counsel. Continue reading
Jun 28 Milosevic Sent to Hague Yugoslav officials sent former President Slobodan Milosevic to the international war crimes tribunal in The Hague, where he has been indicted in the slaughter of ethnic Albanians in Kosovo. Continue reading