Looking for Justice
The War Crimes Chamber in Bosnia and Herzegovina

I. Introduction

II. Background to the Establishment and Mandate of the War Crimes Chamber

III. The Office of the Prosecutor

A. Overview of the Special Department for War Crimes
B. Progress towards effective prosecutions
C. Resource shortages

1. Prosecutors
2. Investigators
3. Translation

D. Cooperation with the War Crimes Chamber

1. ICTY cooperation
2. Regional cooperation

IV. Defense

A. Overview of the Criminal Defense Support Section
B. OKO efforts to enhance existing capacity of defense counsel
C. Challenges that could undermine effective representation

1. Payment of defense counsel
2. Investigators

V. Witness Protection and Support

A. Role of the Witness Protection Support Unit before and during trial
B. Role of the Witness Support Office before and during trial
C. Protection and support post-trial

VI. Outreach and Communications

A. Overview of the Public Information and Outreach Section
B. Initiatives of the PIOS

1. Court Support Network
2. Initiatives to engage the media
3. Other Initiatives

VII. The War Crimes Chamber’s Potential for Impact

VIII. Recommendations

To the War Crimes Chamber

To the Registry
To the Public Information and Outreach Section

To the authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina
To the authorities of Serbia and Montenegro and of Croatia
To the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
To the international donor community

IX. Acknowledgements

February 2006   Volume 18, No. 1(D)