• The statute of the Tribunal was adopted by Security Council resolution 827 of 25 May 1993.
• The Tribunal's mission is to « prosecute persons responsible for serious violations of international humanitarian law committed in the territory of the Former Yugoslavia since 1991 in order to ensure that such violations are halted and effectively redressed, to put an end to such crimes, to take effective measures to bring them to justice, to restore and to maintain international peace and security.

The judges

• The President of the Tribunal : Fausto Pocar (Italy, since November 2005). He succeeded Theodor Meron (USA, 2003-2005), Claude Jorda (France, 1999-2003), Gabrielle Kirk Mac Donald (USA, 1997-1999) and Antonio Cassese (Italy, 1993-1997).
• The Vice-President : Kevin Parker (Australia, since November 2005). He succeeded Fausto Pocar (Italy, 2003-2005), Mohammed Shahabuddeen (Guyana, 2001-2003) and Florence Ndepele Mwachande Mumba (Zambia, 1999-2001).

• Three Trial Chambers and one Appeals Chamber were created to deal with the cases.

• The Trial Chamber I is presided by the Jamaican Judge, Patrick Lipton Robinson.
• The Trial Chamber II is presided by Judge Carmel A. Agius, Malta.
• The Trial Chamber III is presided by Judge Liu Daqun, China.
• The Appeals Chamber is presided by Judge Theodor Meron.

The Office of the Prosecutor (OTP)

• The Chief Prosecutor is elected by the UN Security Council for a 4-years mandate.
• On 11 August 1999, the Security Council elected Carla del Ponte (Switzerland) to succeed Louise Arbour (Canada), whose mandate started in October 1996. She resigned in May 1999. Carla del Ponte took up here post on 15 September 1999.
• The Deputy Prosecutor, Graham Blewitt, who started working for the ICTY on 15 February 1994 was replaced by David Tolbert (USA), on 30 August 2004.

• The Office of the Prosecutor has many Liaison Office in the new states of Former Yugoslavia.

IJT published in 2005

Oric trial sheds new light on Srebrenica, IJT 29, 11 July 2005.
ICTY: The domino effect of a video, IJT 27, 13 June 2005.
ICTY: Green light for referral to Sarajevo, IJT 26, 23 May 2005.
«Thanks to Mr Nice's kindness», IJT 25, 9 May 2005.
Charges revealed against Milorad Trbic, IJT 23, 11 April 2005.
Another ex-bosnian Serb surrenders, IJT 22, 29 March 2005.
Final indictments at the ICTY, IJT 22, 29 March 2005.
Negociated indictment of a prime minister, IJT 21, 14 March 2005.
The Bosnian army and its Mujahedins, IJT 21, 14 March 2005.
Deferrals: the case of the Omarska four, IJT 21, 14 March 2005.
Initial appearance of highest ranking Serb, IJT 21, 14 March 2005.
First steps to transfers, IJT 20, 21 February 2005.
General Lazarevic surrenders, Gotovina still on the run, IJT 19, 7 February 2005.
ICTY: general Strugar sentenced for destruction of Dubrovnik monuments, IJT 19, 7 February 2005.
Milosevic in self defence, IJT 18, 24 January 2005.
New genocide conviction for the ICTY, IJT 18, 24 January 2005.

IJT published in 2004

ICTY: defence want out, IJT 17, 20 December 2004.
Three UCK members on trial at ICTY, IJT 15, 22 November 2004.
Kay offers Milosevic trial a way forward, IJT 14, 8 November 2004.
ICTY: Early elections for Hague tribunal judges, IJT 14, 8 November 2004.
Republika SRPSKA recognises scale of srebrenica massacres, IJT 13, 18 October 2004.
Blaskic: repairing rather than retrying , IJT 12, 4 October 2004.
Mladic and Belgrade in the firing line, IJT 12, 4 October 2004.
What remains of the case against Milosevic?, IJT 11, 20 September 2004.
Assisted defence for Slobodan Milosevic, IJT 10, 6 September 2004.
Blaskic gets shorter sentence and early release, IJT 10, 6 September 2004.
32 years of prison for Radislav Brjdanin, acquitted of genocide, IJT 10, 6 September 2004.
David Tolbert appointed deputy prosecutor of the ICTY, IJT 10, 6 September 2004.
Milosevic: high blood pressure causes delay, IJT 9, 27 July 2004.
ICTY: former president of RS Krajina charged, IJT 9, 19 July 2004.
13 years in prison for Milan Babic, IJT 8, 5 July 2004.
Milosevic asks to call 1400 witnesses, IJT 7, 21 June 2004.
The ICTY indicts Norac, IJT 6, 7 June 2004.
Milosevic Trial postponed again, IJT 6, 7 June 2004.
Milosevic trial postponed to 22 June, IJT 5, 24 May 2004.
Genocide did take place in Srebrenica, IJT 4, 3 May 2004.
EU aspirant plays ball with ICTY, IJT 2, 5 April 2004.
150 days for Milosevic, IJT 1, 15 March 2004.
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