The International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia

Abstract

This book examines the establishment, functions and significance of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia. It sought an answer to whether the Tribunal could carry out its duties as an impartial judicial body, given that it was established for political purposes. It is argued that the external political function did not undermine the Tribunal’s status as an impartial judicial body, but rather enhanced its effectiveness.

International Criminal Justice Between Scylla and Charybdis—the “Peace Versus Justice” Dilemma Analysed Through the Lenses of Judith Shklar’s and Hannah Arendt’s Legal and Political Theories

“…Yet, despite the experiences in the former Yugoslavia and the shortcomings of the ICTY and other international criminal tribunals (Zacklin 2004), the creation of the ICC was heralded as an unqualified triumph of international criminal 8 S/Res/827 (1993) 9 The fact that the ICTY was seen as a tool of conflict resolution is explicitly mentioned in numerous UN Security Council resolutions, including S/Res/808 (1993) and S/Res/827 (1993). A comprehensive overview of the UN international criminal tribunals not only in the former Yugoslavia but also in Rwanda and Sierra Leone gives Schabas (2010); on the ICC exclusively, see Kerr (2004). 10 Strictly speaking, of course, the problem that seeking justice during ongoing conflicts can have deleterious effects on peace processes was Balready present at the very birth^of the ICTY (Goldstone 2006, 421). justice.…”

Synthesis of the common-law accusatorial and the continental mixed criminal procedural justice system: The example of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia: Part 2.

“…Iako je formalno uzev njegova uloga da bude nepristrasan, u uslovima kontradiktornog postupka veoma je teško pronaći mesto za jednu takvu ulogu, a ostaje nejasno zašto je sudijama potrebna neka treća nepristrasna strana. 17 Kada je reč o postupku po inherentnim ovlašćenjima suda, amicus curiae se supstituiše na mesto tužioca. Dakle, ovaj institut odstupa na dva načina od svog matičnog in-stituta, prvo tako što se njegova nepristrasnost skoro gubi, a drugo tako što njegovo mišljenje gubi neobavezan karakter budući da se on ponaša kao ovlašćeni tužilac.…”

10.5937/pravzap0-4998 = Synthesis of the common-law accusatorial and the continental mixed criminal procedural justice system: The example of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia: Part 1.

“…Svrha istrage je funkcionalnog karaktera u odnosu na određene relevantne dokaze i ima tri aspekta: 1) aspekt dokazivosti -prikupljanje dokaza i podataka na čijem temelju bi se donela odluka da li da se podigne optužnica ili ne; 2) aspekt delovanja izuzetaka od načela neposrednosti a tiče se one vrste dokaza za koje postoji opasnost da neće moći da se ponove na glavnom pretresu, odnosno da će njihovo izvođenje biti otežano; 3) aspekt svrsishodnog delovanja. 16 Imajući u vidu ovakav značaj istrage, Statut Tribunala u svom 29. članu 17 propisuje set pravila koja obavezuju države na pružanje pomoći prilikom vođenja istrage. Do donošenja Zakona o saradnji sa MKTJ, i pored ove obaveze saradnja država s Tribunalom bila je sporadična, nesistemski uređena i zavisila je od političke volje.…”