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Posts published in March 2009

The ICTY Trial Chamber finds that Karadžić can read and understand English

The ICTY Trial Chamber delivered on 26 March Decision on Prosecution Motion Seeking Determination that the Accused understands English for the Purposes of the Statute and the Rules of Procedure and Evidence in Prosecutor v Radovan Karadžić. This decision inter alia concerns whether statements made on Opinio Juris by one of Karadžić’s legal advisers can serve as an evidence for establishing that Karadžić masters English language. Equally important, it may highlight dangers of blogging about one’s conversation with his/her client. The relevant part of Prosecution argument derives from paragraph 6 of this decision: 6. As a final contention in favour of the…