Prosecutor v Karadžić (ICTY, Case No IT-95-5/18) : the indictment, English language and Holbrooke Agreement decisions

This case note discusses the final pre-trial indictment, including the alleged forms of criminal responsibility and the charges in the Karadžić case currently before the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia ('ICTY'). In addition, two decisions of the ICTY Appeals Chamber are discussed. The first dealt with an application by the Prosecution for a determination that Karadžić, as a self-represented accused, understood the English language for the purposes of disclosure and translation ('Language Decision'). The second concerned Karadžić's allegation of the existence of a secret agreement between his representatives and the United States diplomat Richard Holbrooke that Karadžić would not face prosecution at the ICTY if he resigned from political and public life ('Holbrooke Decision').