Portugal Becomes 13th European Country To Enforce Sentences Imposed by ICTY

On December 19, 2007, Portugal became the thirteenth European country to agree to enforce a sentence imposed by the International Criminal Tribunal for War Crimes in the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY). The Tribunal said that the agreement will enter into force after it is ratified by the Portuguese Parliament. Italy, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Austria, France, Spain, Germany, Denmark, the United Kingdom, Belgium, and Ukraine have already entered into similar agreements with the Tribunal...[more]