Reasoning in War Crimes Judgements in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Challenges and Good Practices
The judgement is the most awaited-for, visible, and lasting aspect of a trial. In war
crimes proceedings in particular, the judgement, on the one hand, constitutes the
peak point in administering justice for the actors involved in the trial, while on
the other hand, it has a far wider impact. It can have reverberating effects on the
communities involved and their understanding of past atrocities, on politics, on the
development of national and international law, on society at large - even beyond
geographical boundaries - and on history.
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