Prosecutor v. Krstić (ICTY)
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Prosecutor v. Krstić (ICTY) is a landmark judgment of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia that established the Srebrenica massacre as an act of genocide and clarified key legal standards for prosecuting genocide under international law.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Prosecutor v. Radislav Krstić | 3 |
| Prosecutor v. Krstić (ICTY) canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Prosecutor v. Krstić (ICTY) Context triple: [Article II of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, citedInCase, Prosecutor v. Krstić (ICTY)]
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International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia was a UN court established to prosecute individuals responsible for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide committed during the conflicts in the Balkans in the 1990s.
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Prosecutor v. Thomas Lubanga Dyilo
Prosecutor v. Thomas Lubanga Dyilo is the landmark International Criminal Court case in which Congolese militia leader Thomas Lubanga was tried and convicted for the war crime of enlisting and conscripting child soldiers.
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International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda was a UN-established court mandated to prosecute individuals responsible for genocide and other serious violations of international humanitarian law committed in Rwanda in 1994.
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D.
Croatia v. Serbia (ICJ, 2015)
Croatia v. Serbia (ICJ, 2015) is a landmark International Court of Justice case in which the Court adjudicated mutual genocide claims arising from the 1990s Yugoslav wars and clarified key aspects of state responsibility under the Genocide Convention.
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E.
State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs
The State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs was a short-lived South Slavic state established in 1918 from former Austro-Hungarian territories, which soon united with the Kingdom of Serbia to form the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (later Yugoslavia).
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Prosecutor v. Krstić (ICTY) Target entity description: Prosecutor v. Krstić (ICTY) is a landmark judgment of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia that established the Srebrenica massacre as an act of genocide and clarified key legal standards for prosecuting genocide under international law.
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A.
International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia was a UN court established to prosecute individuals responsible for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide committed during the conflicts in the Balkans in the 1990s.
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B.
Prosecutor v. Thomas Lubanga Dyilo
Prosecutor v. Thomas Lubanga Dyilo is the landmark International Criminal Court case in which Congolese militia leader Thomas Lubanga was tried and convicted for the war crime of enlisting and conscripting child soldiers.
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C.
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda was a UN-established court mandated to prosecute individuals responsible for genocide and other serious violations of international humanitarian law committed in Rwanda in 1994.
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D.
Croatia v. Serbia (ICJ, 2015)
Croatia v. Serbia (ICJ, 2015) is a landmark International Court of Justice case in which the Court adjudicated mutual genocide claims arising from the 1990s Yugoslav wars and clarified key aspects of state responsibility under the Genocide Convention.
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E.
State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs
The State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs was a short-lived South Slavic state established in 1918 from former Austro-Hungarian territories, which soon united with the Kingdom of Serbia to form the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (later Yugoslavia).
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (66)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ICTY case
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genocide case ⓘ international criminal case ⓘ war crimes trial ⓘ |
| appealOutcome | partially upheld and partially revised by the Appeals Chamber ⓘ |
| appealsChamber | Appeals Chamber of the ICTY ⓘ |
| applicableLaw |
Geneva Conventions
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surface form:
Geneva Conventions and their customary rules
customary international law on genocide ⓘ |
| armedConflictContext |
Bosnian War
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conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina 1992–1995 ⓘ |
| chamber | Trial Chamber I of the ICTY ⓘ |
| charge |
complicity in genocide
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deportation as a crime against humanity ⓘ extermination as a crime against humanity ⓘ genocide ⓘ inhumane acts as a crime against humanity ⓘ murder as a crime against humanity ⓘ murder as a violation of the laws or customs of war ⓘ persecutions as a crime against humanity ⓘ |
| clarifiedConcept |
actus reus of genocide
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mens rea for genocide ⓘ protected groups under the Genocide Convention ⓘ relationship between ethnic cleansing and genocide ⓘ |
| conviction |
aiding and abetting genocide
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deportation as a crime against humanity ⓘ extermination as a crime against humanity ⓘ genocide ⓘ inhumane acts as a crime against humanity ⓘ murder as a crime against humanity ⓘ murder as a violation of the laws or customs of war ⓘ persecutions as a crime against humanity ⓘ |
| court | International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia ⓘ |
| crimeQualifiedAs | genocide at Srebrenica ⓘ |
| defendant | Radislav Krstić ⓘ |
| finding |
Bosnian Muslim men and boys of Srebrenica were a protected group under the Genocide Convention
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Srebrenica genocide ⓘ
surface form:
Srebrenica massacre constituted genocide
forcible transfer of women, children and elderly was part of the genocidal operation ⓘ intent to destroy the Bosnian Muslim community of Srebrenica in part ⓘ mass executions of Bosnian Muslim men and boys around Srebrenica in July 1995 ⓘ subsequent reburials to conceal the crimes ⓘ systematic killing and burial in mass graves ⓘ |
| fullName |
Prosecutor v. Krstić (ICTY)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Prosecutor v. Radislav Krstić
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| influenced |
jurisprudence of other international criminal courts and tribunals
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subsequent ICTY Srebrenica-related cases ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
international criminal law
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war crimes in the former Yugoslavia ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Article 4 of the ICTY Statute
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GenocideConvention1948 ⓘ
surface form:
Genocide Convention of 1948
Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia ⓘ
surface form:
ICTY Statute
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| legalSignificance |
cited by the International Court of Justice in Bosnia and Herzegovina v. Serbia and Montenegro
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clarified modes of liability for genocide including aiding and abetting ⓘ clarified the concept of destruction of a group in part ⓘ clarified the notion of a substantial part of a protected group ⓘ clarified the standard of specific intent for genocide ⓘ first ICTY judgment to characterize Srebrenica events as genocide ⓘ influential precedent for later international criminal tribunals ⓘ landmark case on the definition of genocide ⓘ |
| locationOfCrimes |
Srebrenica genocide
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surface form:
Srebrenica
Republika Srpska ⓘ
surface form:
eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina
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| prosecutor | Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Srebrenica genocide
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fall of the Srebrenica enclave in July 1995 ⓘ |
| sentenceType | term of imprisonment ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
crimes against humanity
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genocide ⓘ violations of the laws or customs of war ⓘ |
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Subject: Prosecutor v. Krstić (ICTY) Description of subject: Prosecutor v. Krstić (ICTY) is a landmark judgment of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia that established the Srebrenica massacre as an act of genocide and clarified key legal standards for prosecuting genocide under international law.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Article II of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
this entity surface form:
Prosecutor v. Radislav Krstić
this entity surface form:
Prosecutor v. Radislav Krstić
this entity surface form:
Prosecutor v. Radislav Krstić