The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) was a United Nations court of law that dealt with war crimes that took place during the conflicts in the Balkans in the 1990s.

The ICC is an independent international organisation, and is not part of the United Nations system. Its seat is at The Hague in the Netherlands (2009-15).

Reference to understand the complex legal system of the USA: civil law, criminal law, legislation (2021)

ʺFor the past several years, there have been incidents of police officers involved in the deaths of Black and Latinx  people. In many of these cases, police officers were not indicted and not convicted when brought to trial. These cases have brought about a wide range of emotions, conversations, policy proposals, protests and actions. Because this is an important ...

This online database containing more than 35,000 records includes ʺcensus records, slave trade transactions, cemetery records, birth certifications, manumissions, ship inventories, newspaper accounts, private narratives, legal documents, and many other sources.ʺ (USA: John Jay College of Criminal Justice 2018)

This Outline covers the history and organization of the federal and state judicial systems; the criminal and civil court processes; the background, qualifications, and selection of federal judges; the role of other participants (lawyers, defendants, interest groups) in the judicial process; and the implementation and impact of judicial policies.

This New York Times lesson asks students to study the 14th Amendment to discern what it means and how it has been interpreted. Then some articles are suggested that examine how the criminal justice system treats black people in comparison to white people (2016).

The use of unmanned aerial vehicles, or 'drones', is one of the most controversial elements of modern warfare. The technology allows for the delivery of bombs and bullets with no risk whatever to the attacker. But does the use of drones create new ethical problems? (UK: Guardian 2017)

In the United States today, juries decide less than 4% of criminal cases and less than 1% of civil cases filed in court. At the same time, jury systems in other countries are growing. So what happened in the US? And could the disappearance of juries be a good thing? The video lesson explores both sides of this dilemma (USA: TEDEd 2017)

This overview of the key legal concepts includes the constitution, system of governance and the general legislative process; the main sources of law; the court structure and hierarchy; the judiciary; the general rules of civil and criminal litigation, evidentiary requirements, the roles of the judge and counsel, burdens of proof and penalties (UK: Thomson Reuters ...