Karad žić's guilty verdict and forensic evidence from Bosnia's mass graves

The International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia's Karad žić verdict, eagerly awaited, was unsurprising. He was found guilty of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. One part of the judgment was concerned with the Srebrenica events in which much forensic evidence from mass graves featured. Whilst this was to be expected, forensic evidence fr om the horrific crime scenes continues to be important in determining aspects of the crime base. This paper discusses the evidence and examines how the Chamber came to the conclusion that systematic killing of thousands of Bosnian Muslim men occurred and attempts had been made to conceal the crimes and human remains in secondary graves thus confirming the actus reus of genocide.
Source: Science and Justice - Category: Forensic Medicine Authors: Tags: Review Source Type: research