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Trial Summary - Week 1
Opening Statements in the first international war crimes trial since the end of
World War Two.
Trial Summary - Week 2
A senior security official in northern Bosnia outlines the alleged process of
arresting, beating and killing Muslims and Croatians in his district.
Trial Summary - Week 3
Testimony on ethnic cleansing . . . Speculation on the future of Bosnian Serb
leader Radovan Karadzic.
Trial Summary - Week 4
Experts describe the disintegration of Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Trial Summary - Week 5
A former colonel in the Yugoslav National Army offers testimony about the
military's chain of command . . . a British journalist provides the first
glimpse inside the Omarska prison camp.
Trial Summary - Week 6
Tadic's neighbor testifies she saw Tadic kill two Muslim police officers.
Trial Summary - Week 7
Witnesses place Tadic at the seige on Kozarac.
Trial Summary - Week 8
Rule 61 hearing on Bosnian Serb leaders Radovan Karadzic and Ratko Mladic.
Trial Summary - Week 9
Defense asks court to bar hearsay evidence . . . War crime victims describe
atrocities.
Trial Summary - Week 10
Survivors of Bosnian prison camps take the stand.
Trial Summary - Week 11
Witnesses testify to beatings inside the Omarska prison camp.
Trial Summary - Week 12
The prosecution focuses on the Trnopolje and Keraterm prison camps . . . The
judges hear witnesses on the horrors of ethnic cleansing.
Trial Summary - Week 13
Witnesses say Tadic was in the detention camps and in uniform . . . The
prosecution rests.
Trial Summary - Week 14
The defense begins its case offering a different view to the Bosnian War.
Trial Summary - Week 15
Motion to dismiss charges against Tadic rejected . . . A Croat takes the stand
to defend Tadic.
Trial Summary - Week 16
The tribunal rules that prosecutors are not entitled to written statements of
defense witnesses . . . Tadic's alibi defense takes shape.
Trial Summary - Week 17
The defense presents alibi witnesses . . . Canadian Appellate Judge Louise
Arbour takes over as the tribunal's chief prosecutor.
Trial Summary - Week 18
The defendant's wife takes the stand in her husband's defense.
Trial Summary - Week 19
The defense presents witnesses via a video satellite link from the Bosnian town
of Banja Luka.
Trial Summary - Week 20
The defendant Takes the stand in his own defense . . . A key prosecution
witness admits he lied under oath.
Trial Summary - Week 21
The defense rests.
Trial Summary - Week 22
The prosecution's rebuttal case.
Bringing Karadzic and Mladic to Justice
Trial Glossary
An index of key terms, people and places.
Maps
A look at the former Yugoslavia and the surrounding area.
Who's Who In The Trial
A guide to the key participants in the trial of Dusko Tadic.
The Defendant and the Charges
Who is Dusko Tadic?
Chronology
The events leading up to the trial of Dusko Tadic.
History of the Balkan Conflict
To understand the war in Bosnia, it helps to understand the Balkans. Here's a
look at the main ethnic/religious groups and their roles in the region
throughout the centuries.
The Tribunal and the Law
A guide to the operations of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former
Yugoslavia.
Court TV Interview: Chief Prosecutor Richard
Goldstone
Here are excerpts from Court TV anchor Terry Moran's interview with Richard
Goldstone about the trial of Dusko Tadic, the role of the international
criminal tribunal and the prospects for a permanent commission on war
crimes.
The Real Trial of the Century
After battling the United Nations for funding, the International War Crimes
Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia is ready to try its first defendant. In this
cover story from the September 1995 issue of The American Lawyer, senior
features editor William W. Horne reports on the effort to bring Bosnian Serb
Dusko Tadic to justice.
Tribunal Primer
Frequently asked questions about the war crimes tribunal and the Dusko Tadic
case are answered in this "Tadic Trial Primer" from the September issue of The
American Lawyer.
The Presiding Judge
Gabrielle Kirk McDonald, a former U.S. District Judge in Houston, is the
presiding judge for the war crimes trial of Dusko Tadic. In this article from
the September issue of The American Lawyer, senior features editor William W.
Horne profiles McDonald, the former lead staff attorney for the NAACP who, in
1979, became the third African-American woman to be appointed as a federal
district judge.
The Chief Prosecutor
Richard Goldstone postponed taking a high court job in South Africa to become
the war crimes tribunal's chief prosecutor. In this article from the September
issue of The American Lawyer, senior features editor William W. Horne profiles
Goldstone, who devoted many years to fighting apartheid policies in South
Africa.
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