International criminal law
Bulgaria's Legal Shift: Targeting Kremlin Aggression
Bulgaria is gearing up to amend its Criminal Code to include the crime of "aggression," paving the way for prosecuting military-political leadership responsible for the actions in Ukraine, reports "Euractiv Bulgaria," citing Justice Minister Atanas Slavov.
Court Authorizes European Arrest Warrant for Tsvetan Vassilev in Money Laundering Case
The Sofia City Court has granted approval to the Prosecutor's Office for the issuance of a European Arrest Warrant (EAW) against Tsvetan Vassilev, a defendant facing charges of money laundering. The court's decision, subject to appeal within three days, emphasizes the risk of Vassilev evading justice.
Brnabic: Serbian gov't to continue to support Genocide Victims' Museum
BELGRADE - Serbian PM Ana Brnabic on Wednesday opened an international scientific conference titled 80 Years Of The Term Genocide, Case Study: Genocide Against The Serbs, Jews And Roma In The Independent State Of Croatia, and said the Serbian government would continue to support the Genocide Victims' Museum.
International Investigation Centre to Probe Crimes Against Ukraine
The International Centre for the Prosecution of the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine, ICPA, a new legal body that will investigate crimes committed during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, was launched on Monday in The Hague.
Once a War Criminal, Always a War Criminal?
The question of rehabilitation and reintegration of war criminals has not attracted much attention either in the countries of the former Yugoslavia or internationally. This is somewhat odd considering that 59 of 91 individuals sentenced by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, ICTY have already been released from prison after serving sentences for grave crimes.
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Ljubljana-Hague Convention to ease prosecution of worst international crimes
After almost two weeks of intense negotiations, experts from more than 70 countries gathered in Ljubljana adopted a document to cooperate in the investigation and prosecution of the crime of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. It is the first such treaty since the 1998 Rome Statute.
Replacing the invisibility of genocide remembrance with indivisibility
Greece should advocate a new approach to genocide remembrance. Currently genocides are memorialized on a parochial basis.
Ljubljana hosts talks on key atrocities prosecution treaty
Representatives of some 70 countries gathered in Ljubljana on 15 May for a two-week conference in a bid to finalise what is considered to be the first key international treaty on prosecution of atrocities since the 1998 Rome Statute.
Greek man arrested in Thessaloniki for drug dealing, facing extradition to Germany
Police on Monday announced the arrest of a Greek man in Thessaloniki in northern Greece who was wanted in Germany for drug dealing, based on a European arrest warrant.
The 39-year-old had an arrest warrant issued against him by Germany after 447.88 grams of cocaine were found on his business premises in February last year.
NEXO: Antoni Trenchev and Kosta Kanchev do not appear on Interpol or Europol lists (UPDATED)
"The founders of Nexo, Antoni Trenchev and Kosta Kanchev, do not appear on either the Interpol or Europol lists, as they have not been issued red notices and European arrest warrants." This is what the Nexo company said in a press release.