The concerns have been conveyed in a letter to President of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (‘MICT’), former ICTY President, current ICTY judge and a key player of the institution. According to the letter, the acquittals represent changes in the direction at a very late stage of the ICTY’s life. They “disorient victims, their families, and the wider struggle against impunity … there remains a strong, unanswered case for [Theodor Meron] to take responsibility for the unfortunate situation at ICTY”.
Relevant FICHL Policy Briefs:
FICHL Policy Brief Series No. 49 (2016): Gunnar M. Ekeløve-Slydal, ICTY Shifts Have Made Its Credibility Quake
FICHL Policy Brief Series No. 48 (2016): Julija Bogoeva, International Judges and Government Interests: The Case of President Meron
FICHL Policy Brief Series No. 47 (2016): Frederik Harhoff, Mystery Lane: A Note on Independence and Impartiality in International Criminal Trials