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The International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia: Redacted Version of the “Decision in Reconsideration of the Decision of 15 May 2007 on Vojislav Seselj’s Motion for Contempt Against Carla Del Ponte, Hildegard Uertz-Retzlaff and Daniel Saxson”

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 February 2017

Diana Goff*
Affiliation:
Shearman & Sterling LLP

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End notes

* This text was reproduced and reformatted from the text available at the International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia since 1991 website (visited Nov. 28, 2010) http://www.icty.org/x/cases/seselj/tdec/en/100629.pdf.

1 Prosecutor v. Šešelj, Case No. IT-03-67-T, Redacted Version of the “Decision in Reconsideration of the Decision of 15 May 2007 on Vojislav Seselj’s Motion for Contempt Against Carla Del Ponte, Hildegard Uertz-Reitzlaff, and Daniel Saxon”, ¶ 32 (Int’l Crim. Trib. for the Former Yugoslavia June 29, 2010) , available at http://www.icty.org/x/cases/haradinaj/acjug/en/100721.pdfhttp://www.icty.org/x/cases/seselj/tdec/en/100629.pdf [hereinafter Prosecutor v. Šešelj].

2 Prosecutor v. Haradinaj, Case No. IT-04-84-A, Judgment, ¶ 50 (Int’l Crim. Trib. for the Former Yugoslavia July 19, 2010) (President Robinson partially dissenting), available at http://www.icty.org/x/cases/haradinaj/acjug/en/100721.pdf [hereinafter Haradinaj Judgment].

3 Id. ¶¶ 9-10.

4 Id. ¶ 10.

5 Id.

6 Id. ¶ 13.

7 Id. ¶ 17.

8 Id. ¶ 14.

9 Press Release, International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, Milan Babić Found Dead in Detention Unit (Mar. 6, 2006), available at http://www.icty.org/sid/8801.

10 Prosecutor v. Šešelj, supra note 1, ¶¶ 19-23.

11 Id. ¶¶ 30, 32.

12 Id. ¶¶ 27, 29.

13 Prosecutor v. Šešelj, Case No. IT-03-67-AR77.1, Prosecution’s Appeal of the Chamber’s Decision of 29 June 2010, ¶¶ 8, 51 (Int’l Crim. Trib. for the Former Yugoslavia July 14, 2010), available at http://icr.icty.org/LegalRef/CMSDocStore/Public/English/Brief/NotIndexable/IT-03-67-AR77%231/MOT8167R0000307816.pdf.

14 Haradinaj Judgment, supra note 2, ¶¶ 14-15.

15 Id. ¶¶ 49-50.

16 Gentian Zyberi, The ICTY Appeals Judgment in the Haradinaj Case, EJIL: Talk (Oct.11, 2010), http://www.ejiltalk.org/theicty-appeals-judgment-in-the-haradinaj-case/.

17 Id. ¶ 34.

18 Id. ¶¶ 19, 37.

19 Id. ¶ 40.

20 Id. ¶ 40 n.129.

21 Id. ¶ 18.

1 English translation of BCS original titled “Motion by Professor Vojislav Šešelj for Trial Chamber III to Instigate Proceedings for Contempt of the Tribunal against Carla del Ponte, Hildegard Uertz-Retzlaff and Daniel Saxon”, confidential document, 23 March 2007.

2 [Redacted.]

3 “Prosecution Response to Vojislav Šešelj’s Motion to Instigate Contempt Proceedings with Confidential Annexes A-J and Confidential & Ex Parte Annex K”, 12 April 2007, confidential and partially ex parte.

4 “Order regarding Mr. Šešelj’s Motion for Contempt Proceedings”, 15 May 2007.

5 French translation of BCS original of “Professor Vojislav Šešelj’s Motion for Trial Chamber to Review its Order of 15 May 2007 Postponing a Decision on the Motion to Instigate Contempt Proceedings Until After the Completion of the Trial (Submission No. 293)”, 7 August 2007.

6 “Decision on the Accused’s Motion for Review of the Order of 15 May 2007”, 19 July 2007.

7 [Redacted].

8 [Redacted].

9 [Redacted].

10 [Redacted].

11 [Redacted].

12 The Prosecutor v. Jadranko Prlić, Bruno Stojić, Slobodan Praljak, Milivoj Petković, Valentin Ćorić and Borislav Pušić, Case No. IT-04-74-T, “Decision on Request for Reconsideration and Certification to Appeal the Decision for Admission of the Statement of Jadranko Prlić”, 8 October 2007, p. 11; The Prosecutor v. Stanislav Galić, Case No. IT-98-29-A, “Decision on Defence’s Request for Reconsideration”, 16 July 2004, pp. 3–4.

13 Nebojša Stojanović, T(F), p. 9673.

14 Nebojša Stojanović, T(F), pp. 9787–9789.

15 Nebojša Stojanović, T(F), p. 9675.

16 Vojislav Dabić, T(F), p. 15106.

17 Vojislav Dabić, T(F), p. 15107.

18 Jovan Glamočanin, T(F), p. 12857.

19 Jovan Glamočanin, T(F), p. 12857.

20 Jovan Glamočanin, T(F), pp. 12894–12896, 12917, 12929–12931, 12942.

21 [Redacted].

22 Aleksandr Stefanović, T(F), pp. 12064, 12226–12227.

23 Aleksandr Stefanović, T(F), pp. 12074–12075, 12102, 12202.

24 Aleksandr Stefanović, T(F), p. 12173.

25 Aleksandr Stefanović, T(F), p. 12106.

26 Zoran Rankić, T(F), pp. 16003–16005 (hearing of 12 May 2010).

27 [Redacted].

28 Motion, p. 4.

29 Motion, p. 5.

30 Motion, p. 19.

31 Motion, p. 20.

32 Motion, p. 19.

33 [Redacted].

34 The Chamber is bound to point out that only the signature on these Statements was authenticated by a Serbian court, not their contents (see the certifications at the end of the Statements and see Vojislav Dabić, T(F) pp. 15108–15109; [redacted]; Asim Alić, T(F) p. 7142).

35 See the Statement of [redacted] (Motion, p. 26).

36 See, e.g., the Statements of [redacted] (respectively, Motion, pp. 31, 33, 35, 41, 44).

37 See, e.g., the Statements of [redacted] (respectively, Motion, pp. 27, 43).

38 See, e.g., the Statements of [redacted] (respectively, Motion, pp. 27, 38, 53, 56).

39 Statement of [redacted] (Motion, p. 53. [redacted] – members of the Prosecution – allegedly offered him a blank cheque so that they could buy his testimony); Statement of [redacted] (Motion, p. 59).

40 Statements of [redacted], (Motion, pp. 63, 64).

41 Statement of [redacted], (Motion, p. 44).

42 Statement of [redacted], (Motion, p. 47).

43 Statement of [redacted] (Motion, p. 26).

44 Statement of [redacted] (Motion, p. 65).

45 Statement of [redacted] (Motion, pp. 68 and 71).

46 Statement of [redacted], (Motion, pp. 53–54).

47 Statement of [redacted], (Motion, p. 61).

48 See, e.g., the Statements by [redacted] (respectively, Motion, pp. 30, 33, 35, 43, 56).

49 Response, para. 3.

50 Motion, pp. 6–10.

51 Motion, p. 13.

52 Response, para. 16.

53 Response, para. 17, citing the “Report on the Death of Milan Babić”, 8 June 2006.

54 Response, para. 21.

55 Response, paras 22,23.

56 Response, paras 2433.

57 The Prosecutor v. Tadić, Case No. IT941AR77, “Judgement on Allegations of Contempt Against Prior Counsel, Milan Vujin,” 31 January 2000, para. 13; The Prosecutor v. Aleksovski, Case No. IT-95-14/1-AR77, “Judgement on Appeal by Mr Anto Nobile against Findings of Contempt”, 30 May 2001, para. 36.

58 Vujin Judgement, para. 13. See also id., paras 18 and 26 (a); Nobilo Judgement, para. 30.

59 See supra, para. 11.