UN tribunal acquits Serbian officials

I’ve noted before the significant number of recent acquittals at international criminal tribunals. Add two more to the list, courtesy of the international tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. Voice of America reports: A United Nations war crimes court has acquitted two key allies of former Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic. The men were accused  of involvement ...

By , a professor at Indiana University’s Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies.

I've noted before the significant number of recent acquittals at international criminal tribunals. Add two more to the list, courtesy of the international tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. Voice of America reports:

I’ve noted before the significant number of recent acquittals at international criminal tribunals. Add two more to the list, courtesy of the international tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. Voice of America reports:

A summary of the ruling is available here. The reaction from the region has been predictable, with Serbian officials lauding the decision and Bosnians decrying it.

David Bosco is a professor at Indiana University’s Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies. He is the author of The Poseidon Project: The Struggle to Govern the World’s Oceans. Twitter: @multilateralist

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