Focus
ICTY - International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
Years active: 1996-2017
IWPR has been providing unique and continuous reporting and analysis of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia since 1996. Our project aims to improve local understanding of the process and to strengthen regional support for war crimes proceedings. This is achieved through the provision of information of the war crimes process and local journalism training and outreach.
Milosevic Exasperated Judges to the End
The ex-president’s defence case made little sense until you considered what it was he hoped to achieve by it.
Accountability in Darfur
ICC proceedings against two Darfur suspects signal that the court may be able to succeed in western Sudan, where there is little international political will for tough action and the UN Security Council is deadlocked.
ICJ Judgment Significant Despite Flaws
Ruling marks an important development in international law - the first time the Genocide Convention has been applied at the ICJ.
Interpretation of Genocide Law Inconsistent
The reversal of Vidoje Blagojevic’s genocide conviction show that judges continue to disagree on what constitutes genocidal intent.
The Hague Tribunal and Balkan Reconciliation
More than a decade after the conflicts in Bosnia and Croatia, IWPR asks whether criminal justice dispensed in The Hague can help divided communities in the Balkans to move on.
Croatia Allowed to Continue EU Talks
The Netherlands had opposed further talks because of Zagreb’s failure to hand over documents to prosecution.
International Justice/ICTY: Dec ‘09/Jan '10
IWPR article on self-representation said to give Serbian readers a better grasp of under-reported subject.
International Justice/ICTY: Dec ‘09/Jan '10
Croatian journalists learn how to cover war crimes trials objectively.
Witness Describes Execution Ordeal
Court told of wartime persecution culminating in shooting of prisoners.