Holding Individuals to Account for War Crimes, Genocide, and Crimes Against Humanity – EVENT CANCELLED

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Holding Individuals to Account for War Crimes, Genocide, and Crimes Against Humanity: Modes of Criminal Responsibility in International Law – A talk by Svetislav Rabrenović, LLB Belgrade, LLM U Michigan Deputy Prosecutor, Serbian War Crimes Prosecutor’s Office

In the 1990s, armed conflicts in the territory of former Yugoslavia wiped out whole cities, resulted in the killing of over 130,000 people, and created millions of refugees. Due to the lack of timely reaction from the national courts, the international community and the UN Security Council created the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY). Despite its still disputed legacy, the ICTY became the main source of interpretation of international criminal law after WWII. Today, although the national courts of the former Yugoslav states are supposed to continue the work of the ICTY and prosecute still unsolved war crimes, countries in the region are having issues with transitional justice process and reconciliation. As a result, holding individuals accountable for war crimes remains extremely challenging. This talk shall address such challenges with a particular emphasis on modes of criminal responsibility in international and national legal contexts.

Svetislav Rabrenović, Deputy War Crimes Prosecutor of the Republic of Serbia, represents the prosecution before the War Crime Chamber of the High Court in Belgrade. Over the course of his career, Mr. Rabrenović argued cases before the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Court of Justice. He also directed Serbia’s Office for Cooperation with the ICTY and advised the Minister for Human and Minority Rights. He published and lectured extensively on legal issues related to war crimes, transitional justice processes in former Yugoslavia, and the impact of war crime trials on such processes.

Mr. Rabrenović will be introcuced by Vladimir Petrovic, Senior Researcher, BU Center for the Study of Europe. John Cerone, Visiting Professor of Law, BU School of Law, will lead the discussion following the talk.

This event is co-sponsored by the School of Law and by the Center for the Study of Europe at Boston University. The event is open to the public. RSVP edamrien@bu.edu. Space is limited.