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Prosecuting Slobodan Milošević: The Unfinished Trial
This book offers a comprehensive analysis of the trial of former Serbian leader Slobodan Milošević at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY).
With the premature death of Milošević in March 2006 his trial was left unfinished. Although the traditional objectives of criminal law, such as retribution, justice for victims, and deterrence, were not achieved, the Milošević trial archive is a significant historical resource for researchers from various fields. This book extracts details from the collection of documentary and transcript evidence that makes up the trial record – sources which would be almost impossible to extricate without an insider’s guiding hand – to allow readers to trace the threads of several historical narratives. The value of this methodology is particularly evident in the Milošević case as, acting as his own defence counsel, he responded to, and interacted with, almost all witnesses and evidence presented against him. By providing snapshots of the behaviour displayed by Milošević in court while conducting his defence, in combination with passages of carefully selected evidence from an immense archive familiar to few scholars, this volume reveals how these trial records, and trail records in general, are a truly invaluable historical source. The book underlines the premise that any record of a mass atrocities trial, whether finished or unfinished, establishes a record of past events, contributes to interpretations of a historical period and influences the shaping of collective memory.
This book will be of much interest to students of the Former Yugoslavia, war crimes, international law, human rights, international relations and European politics.
With the premature death of Milošević in March 2006 his trial was left unfinished. Although the traditional objectives of criminal law, such as retribution, justice for victims, and deterrence, were not achieved, the Milošević trial archive is a significant historical resource for researchers from various fields. This book extracts details from the collection of documentary and transcript evidence that makes up the trial record – sources which would be almost impossible to extricate without an insider’s guiding hand – to allow readers to trace the threads of several historical narratives. The value of this methodology is particularly evident in the Milošević case as, acting as his own defence counsel, he responded to, and interacted with, almost all witnesses and evidence presented against him. By providing snapshots of the behaviour displayed by Milošević in court while conducting his defence, in combination with passages of carefully selected evidence from an immense archive familiar to few scholars, this volume reveals how these trial records, and trail records in general, are a truly invaluable historical source. The book underlines the premise that any record of a mass atrocities trial, whether finished or unfinished, establishes a record of past events, contributes to interpretations of a historical period and influences the shaping of collective memory.
This book will be of much interest to students of the Former Yugoslavia, war crimes, international law, human rights, international relations and European politics.
315 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 7, 2016
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January 26, 2024
Konačno jedna knjiga koja se bavi tematikom raspada Jugoslavije koja se ne svodi na:
Dok su memoari Karle Del Ponte bili fokusirani na njeno kukanje i Luj Viton torbicu, Nevenka Tromp prilazi temi mnogo studioznije i izbacuje bilo kakav lični momenat što se i traži od teme kao što je suđenje Haškim optuženicima (doduše, ovde je samo Milošević u pitanju). Podeljena u zasebne glave za Hrvatsku, Bosnu i Kosovo, ova knjiga je uvid u dokaze i argumentacije tužilaštva onako kako su ih oni videli i do kojih su zaključaka došli. Pokušava da odgovori na pitanja šta je i kako Milošević uradio, koji su bili ciljevi i motivi i koja su sredstva korišćena kako bi se do tih ciljeva došlo.
Iako se u nekim stvarima ne slažem sa autorkom, ona daje dovoljno materijala i zaključaka da preispitam svoje uvide i stavove. Bio sam spreman da dam 5 zvezdica, da nije uprskala u zaključku nepotrebnim skretanjima i predviđanjima budućnosti koji su bili potpuno nepotrebni.
Dok su memoari Karle Del Ponte bili fokusirani na njeno kukanje i Luj Viton torbicu, Nevenka Tromp prilazi temi mnogo studioznije i izbacuje bilo kakav lični momenat što se i traži od teme kao što je suđenje Haškim optuženicima (doduše, ovde je samo Milošević u pitanju). Podeljena u zasebne glave za Hrvatsku, Bosnu i Kosovo, ova knjiga je uvid u dokaze i argumentacije tužilaštva onako kako su ih oni videli i do kojih su zaključaka došli. Pokušava da odgovori na pitanja šta je i kako Milošević uradio, koji su bili ciljevi i motivi i koja su sredstva korišćena kako bi se do tih ciljeva došlo.
Iako se u nekim stvarima ne slažem sa autorkom, ona daje dovoljno materijala i zaključaka da preispitam svoje uvide i stavove. Bio sam spreman da dam 5 zvezdica, da nije uprskala u zaključku nepotrebnim skretanjima i predviđanjima budućnosti koji su bili potpuno nepotrebni.
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