Bulletin of Transitional Justice #1: Trials for War Crime in Serbia Cover Image

Bilten tranziciona pravda #1: Suđenja za ratni zločin u Srbiji
Bulletin of Transitional Justice #1: Trials for War Crime in Serbia

Author(s): Author Not Specified
Subject(s): Penal Policy, Peace and Conflict Studies, Wars in Jugoslavia, Court case
Published by: Fond za humanitarno pravo
Summary/Abstract: Four war crimes trials are under way in Serbia: two for war crimes against Bosniaks, one for war crimes against Albanian prisoners and one for war crimes against Albanian civilians. On December 12, 2005, the War Crimes Chamber of the Republic of Serbia handed down a verdict for war crimes against prisoners of war in the Ovčara case. On December 14, 2006, the Supreme Court of Serbia overturned the verdict of the War Crimes Chamber of the Belgrade District Court and remanded the case for retrial. In addition, the trial of two former reservists of the Serbian Ministry of the Interior for the murder of a Kosovo Albanian during the NATO bombing is underway before the District Court in Nis. Organized by the Humanitarian Law Center, the mentioned trials are monitored by the families of the victims and representatives of the victims' associations. Encouraging witnesses / victims to participate in war crimes trials is also a HLC priority in supporting domestic war crimes trials.

  • Page Count: 6
  • Publication Year: 2007
  • Language: Serbian