The First Basic Court in Belgrade has been looking through the evidence in an inheritance case that goes back three decades. The Court is expected to decide who will inherit the assets of former Yugoslav President Josip Proz Tito early
UNESCO Says No to Membership for Kosovo
Last week (before the terror attacks in Paris) a vote was held at UNESCO headquarters in Paris. Most of those voting favored membership for Kosovo, but the final vote fell two votes short of approving membership for Kosovo. The vote was
Barbed Wire & Fencing: Eastern Europe’s Latest Immigration Response
Photo by DryHundredFearHungary has announced that it plans to build a 13-foot high fence along its 109-mile border with Serbia.Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said the fence offers the country a means to achieve “physical closure.” The country is responding
ICJ Denies Claims of Genocide in Croatia v. Serbia
ICJ to Deliver Judgment in Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Croatia v. Serbia)
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has announced it will deliver its judgment in the case concerning the Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Croatia v. Serbia) on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015.A public
Are Cruise Lines Discriminating Against Crew Members from Serbia & Bosnia-Herzegovina?
Newspapers in Serbia are reporting that several cruise lines, including Royal Caribbean, are allegedly refusing to hire crew members from Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina. You can read one article from the Telegraf newspaper here.
The newspapers are suggesting that the
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The National Bank of Serbia issued a statement that bitcoin is not legal tender in Serbia or any other country, and cannot be subject to sale and purchase by banks and licensed exchange dealers. The statement further warns that due
Immigrant of the Day: Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic From Serbia | Biomedical Engineer
Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic From Serbia | Biomedical Engineer
A professor and vice-chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Columbia University, Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic has pioneered groundbreaking and potentially lifesaving methods of developing new biomaterials and scaffold architecture to engineer human
ICJ Announces Hearings in the Genocide Convention Case (Croatia v. Serbia)
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has announced that it has scheduled an entire month of hearings in the case of the Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Croatia v. Serbia). Hearings will begin
U.N. Tribunals Have Lessons to Offer on Helping States Deliver Justice
As the United Nations tribunals set up in the wake of the Balkan conflicts of the 1990s and the 1994 Rwandan genocide prepare to conclude their work, there are lessons to be learned in terms of building the national capacity