Judged by history

The key figures

Slobodan Milošević

Serbian president, died in his cell in 2006 while awaiting a verdict on charges of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Radovan Karadžić

Bosnia’s Serb leader was jailed for 40 years in 2016 for crimes including genocide.

Vojislav Šešelj

Radical Serb was acquitted of being behind the murder of Croats, Muslims and other non-serbs.

Franjo Tuđman

Croatian president died in 1999. The ICTY said he would have been indicted for war crimes.

Biljana Plavšić

Bosnian Serb president, now released after an 11-year sentence for crimes against humanity.

Ante Gotovina

Croatian general, later acquitted after he was jailed for 24 years for crimes against humanity.