International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) case against Croatian generals

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The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) case against Croatian generals was a landmark war crimes trial examining the responsibility of senior Croatian military leaders for alleged atrocities and forced displacement of Serb civilians during the 1995 Croatian offensive known as Operation Storm.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf international criminal proceeding
war crimes trial
allegation deportation and forcible transfer
persecution of Serb civilians
plunder of public or private property
unlawful attacks on civilians and civilian objects
wanton destruction of towns and villages
alsoKnownAs ICTY case against Croatian generals Gotovina et al.
Prosecutor v. Gotovina et al.
appealChamber ICTY Appeals Chamber
appealOutcomeForAnteGotovina acquitted on appeal
appealOutcomeForIvanČermak acquittal confirmed
appealOutcomeForMladenMarkač acquitted on appeal
appealsJudgmentDate 2012
charge crimes against humanity
war crimes
concernsConflict Croatian War of Independence
concernsEvent Operation Storm
context breakup of Yugoslavia
post-conflict accountability in the Balkans
courtLocation The Hague
defendant Ante Gotovina
Ivan Čermak
Mladen Markač
firstInstanceChamber ICTY Trial Chamber I
indictmentIssued 2001
jurisdictionOf International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
legalBasis Geneva Conventions
ICTY Statute
mainThematicFocus alleged forced displacement of Serb civilians
alleged war crimes against Serb civilians
command responsibility of senior military leaders
prosecutor Office of the Prosecutor of the ICTY
relatedOperation Operation Storm
significance highly controversial in Croatia and Serbia
important precedent in international humanitarian law
landmark case on command responsibility and joint criminal enterprise
territorialScope Krajina region of Croatia
linked to: Krajina region
timePeriodConcerned 1995
Operation Storm offensive in August 1995
trialJudgmentDate 2011
trialOutcomeForAnteGotovina convicted at trial
trialOutcomeForIvanČermak acquitted at trial
trialOutcomeForMladenMarkač convicted at trial
victimGroup Serb civilians

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Operation Storm legalProceeding International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) case against Croatian generals
International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) case against Croatian generals alsoKnownAs ICTY case against Croatian generals Gotovina et al.
linked to: International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) case against Croatian generals