Prosecutor v. Delalic

Case No. IT-96-21T, T. Ch. Ilqtr (16 November 1998)

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Prosecutor v. Delalic

International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, Trial Chamber
Case No. IT-96-21T, T. Ch. Ilqtr (16 November 1998)

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Facts

In 1992, Zejnil Delalic and three other men (defendants) worked at a detention facility in the village of Celebici during the conflict in the former territory of Yugoslavia (the former Yugoslavia). In May 1993, the United Nations Security Council established the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY). The ICTY was given the authority to indict and prosecute individuals alleged to have violated international humanitarian laws during the conflict. An indictment against the defendants was issued in March 1996 for incidents that occurred at the Celebici detention facility. The defendants were charged with violations of the laws and customs of war and grave violations of the Geneva Convention based on unlawful confinements, numerous killings, and physical and sexual assaults that occurred at the detention facility. One of the defendants was alleged to have been directly involved with some of the crimes, whereas the other three defendants were charged because they were superiors to subordinates who committed criminal acts. A 19-month trial commenced in March 1997, and the trial chamber judgment was issued on November 16, 1998.

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Issue

Holding and Reasoning (Per curiam)

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