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This week Ratko Mladic was also sentenced to life in prison on appeal. There is only one case left; then the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia can finally be completed. Historian Dr Iva Vukusic spoke to various media outlets about this important moment.

Justice and accountability

"It's an end of an era," Vukusic tells the . "It's been twenty-five years since he was first indicted." But does this final verdict mean justice? "I think it very much depends who you ask," Vukusic says. "For the region, I think it's important because it sends the message of accountability, even long after the crimes have been perpetrated." Survivors, however, may feel differently because this case is so intimate for them.

Denial

One of the things Mladic has been convicted of is the massacre in Srebrenica in 1995. Some people, however, still deny this ever happened. "Much like in the case of Holocaust denial, I would argue that the trial, the evidence, and the exhibits emerging from it have narrowed the space for denial," Vukusic says. This means that there are few people who claim that nothing happened at all; the debates are more subtle.

In the media

Interview with  (French)

Article in  (English)

Interview with  (English)

Article in (Dutch)