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When case IT-02-54 is finally heard at the international war crimes tribunal in the Hague this week, it will mark a moment many despaired would ever come. The Serb strongman and former President of Yugoslavia who pre-sided over a decade of mass murder and mayhem across the...
Normal trials follow a prescribed, orderly path. But no one knows what to expect in this one - a test case for international justice, the first trial of a head of state. The prosecution must convict Milosevic not just in the eyes of three sitting judges but also in the court...
Most Serbs who watch will be in for a shock. Whether they accept the tribunal or dismiss it, says Sonja Biserko, president of the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Belgrade, "We are going to be forced to confront things that haven't been discussed until now. The horror of...
THE PROSECUTORS' STRATEGY The tribunal's acquittal rate so far is low. Years of investigation have turned up hundreds of witnesses and loads of exhibits that go far beyond circumstantial constructs. Investigators were able to fish for more after Milosevic's regime fell in October 2000 and the new government...
SIERRA LEONE End to a Brutal War President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah declared the country's civil war officially over and agreed to establish a special court to try those most responsible for atrocities during the decade-long conflict. The tribunal's most prominent indictee is likely to be rebel leader...