Serbia
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- Republic
- CONSTITUTION
- November 10, 2006
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on civil law
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- unicameral National Assembly
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Constitutional Court; Supreme Court, appellate, district, and municipal courts
RELIGIONS
85% Serbian Orthodox, 3.2% Muslims, 5.5% Catholics, other
From the country
- JANUARY 27, 2000SerbiaDEATH PENALTY
Yugoslav police announced the arrest of Dobrosav Gavric,...
Yugoslav police announced the arrest of Dobrosav Gavric, whom they believed was the lone gunman who fired the shots which killed Zelijko Raznatovic, the Serbian warlord also known as Arkan
- JANUARY 26, 2000SerbiaDEATH PENALTY
The Appeals Chamber, joining the appeals against the...
The Appeals Chamber, joining the appeals against the sentence of 14 July 1997 and that of 11 November 1999, reduced the sentence for Dusko Tadic from a maximum of 25 to a maximum of 20 years' imprisonment
- JANUARY 15, 2000SerbiaDEATH PENALTY
A tract, signed by the Albanian National Army, was...
A tract, signed by the Albanian National Army, was found in Podujeve [in northeastern Kosovo]
- JANUARY 14, 2000SerbiaDEATH PENALTY
Drago Josipovic, found guilty by virtue of his individual...
Drago Josipovic, found guilty by virtue of his individual criminal responsibility on 3 counts of crimes against humanity by Trial Chamber II, was sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment
- JANUARY 14, 2000SerbiaDEATH PENALTY
Zoran Kupreskic, found guilty by virtue of his individual...
Zoran Kupreskic, found guilty by virtue of his individual criminal responsibility on one count of a crime against humanity by Trial Chamber II, was sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment
- JANUARY 14, 2000SerbiaDEATH PENALTY
Vladimir Santic, found guilty by virtue of his individual...
Vladimir Santic, found guilty by virtue of his individual criminal responsibility on 3 counts of crimes against humanity by Trial Chamber II, was sentenced to 25 years' imprisonment
- JANUARY 1, 2000SerbiaDEATH PENALTY
The 13 year regime of Slobodan Milosevic ended after...
The 13 year regime of Slobodan Milosevic ended after elections were followed by an uprising by more than half a million people who took to the streets of Belgrade, seized the parliament, and burned down the state television station
- DECEMBER 15, 1999SerbiaDEATH PENALTY
On December 15, Counsel for Jelisic filed a notice...
On December 15, Counsel for Jelisic filed a notice of appeal against sentence and judgment
- DECEMBER 14, 1999SerbiaDEATH PENALTY
On December 14, Goran Jelisic was sentenced by the...
On December 14, Goran Jelisic was sentenced by the ICTY to 40 years' imprisonment for the 31 counts of crimes against humanity and violations of the laws or customs of war to which he pleaded guilty on October 29, 1998
- DECEMBER 1, 1999SerbiaDEATH PENALTY
In December, the head of the UN civilian mission in...
In December, the head of the UN civilian mission in Kosovo, Bernard Kouchner, issued a decree proclaiming that the laws in force in Kosovo before 1989, the year the province was stripped off its autonomy, will be in force there in conjunction with all the
- NOVEMBER 25, 1999SerbiaDEATH PENALTY
On November 25, the defense filed an appeal against...
On November 25, the defense filed an appeal against Tadic's sentence
- NOVEMBER 11, 1999SerbiaDEATH PENALTY
On November 11, Tadic was sentenced to 25 years' imprisonment...
On November 11, Tadic was sentenced to 25 years' imprisonment