Sudetic, a fine reporter and an elegant writer, is the author of. The tenacious european prosecutor took on some of the most powerful members of the sicilian mafia, hammering away at their now infamous pizza connection. Aug 07, 2017 carla del pontes resignation raises issues about how war crimes are to be investigated if a security council member decides to use veto patrick wintour, diplomatic editor. Join facebook to connect with del ponte carla and others you may know. Carla del ponte, the former hague chief prosecutor for war crimes in former yugoslavia, released a book entitled hunt. However, del ponte spent most of the book describing her encounters with the muro di gomma, the rubber wall. Mar 29, 2009 del ponte wrote madame prosecutor with chuck sudetic, who covered the yugoslav wars for the new york times from 1990 to 1995.
Keynote speaker carla del ponte motivation, future, trends. The chief prosecutor of the international criminal tribunal for the former yugoslavia and for rwanda recounts eight years of frustration seeking justice for the victims of genocide and crimes against humanity. Url consultato il dicembre 2007 archiviato dallurl originale il 21 ottobre 2009. Apr 15, 2008 carla del ponte, a former prosecutor for the international criminal tribunal for the former yugoslavia icty in the hague, now switzerlands ambassador to argentina, made a sensational announcement. Carla del ponte, a former prosecutor for the international criminal tribunal for the former yugoslavia icty in the hague, now switzerlands ambassador to argentina, made a. Apr 23, 2008 this horrific tale, which has not been independently confirmed, is the most controversial part of a longawaited memoir by former hague war crimes prosecutor carla del ponte. According to del ponte she received information saying about 300 serbs were kidnapped and transferred to albania in 1999 where their organs were extracted. While there is a short chapter about del pontes childhood and her work in switzerland as a public prosecutor, the majority of the books deals with her role as chief prosecutor of the icty and the ictr. Any public presentation of this work is incompatible with the authors status of a swiss ambassadorcarla del pontes bookcontains statements, which are unacceptable for a representative of the government of switzerland, department spokesman jeanphilippe jeannerat said in a special statement to the press on april 8.
She is a powerhouse a little over five feet tall and lights one cigarette from the other. In her memoirs, ms del ponte uncovers what serbian officials and service chiefs told her during formal and informal meetings, as well as the operations they undertook to arrest the. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Carla del ponte is the author of madame prosecutor 3. Carla del pontes book provides serious arguments to investigators, confirming information about subjectivity of activities of international organisations operating in the former yugoslavia and acting on its territory at present. The book caused a considerable controversy with kosovan and albanian officials denying these. Pontes 416page book about her work as the head of the icty was published in italian by the milanbased fertinelli publishers, and has already been translated into english and french. In her new role, del ponte confronted genocide and crimes against humanity headon. Madame prosecutor audiobook by carla del ponte, chuck. Del ponte gives a decent enough background and description of the situation in rwanda and yugoslavia to put the cases against the different war criminals in perspective.
Madame prosecutor isbn 9781590526 pdf epub carla del. Aug 06, 2017 carla del ponte, who resigned from the panel investigating atrocities in syria, and paulo pinheiro, one of two remaining members, at a news conference in march. Io e i criminali di guerra is a book written by carla del ponte, published in april 2008. There is no way tocushion the disappointment and sense of anticlimax, writes carla del ponte, the former chief prosecutor of the uns yugoslav war. It is a relentless, sometimes understandably angry book, and an important insiders account of the quest for international justice. Mar, 2019 giovedi 28 febbraio carla del ponte ha presentato il suo libro gli impuniti. Del ponte war crimes book stirs up a storm swi swissinfo. In 2008, del ponte published a book the hunt in which she claimed that the kosovo albanians had smuggled human organs of kidnapped serbs after the kosovo war ended in 1999. Carla del ponte s book on her work as chief prosecutor of the hague tribunal, contains statements, which are impermissible for a representative of the government of switzerland, spokesman for the swiss foreign department jeanphilippe jeannerat stated. What the diplomats did not expect was carla del pontes determination to bring the perpetrators to justice and to end the culture of impunity. Carla del ponte born february 9, 1947 is a former chief prosecutor of two united nations international criminal law tribunals. A book by switzerlands ambassador to argentina, carla del ponte, on her time prosecuting war criminals has caused controversy both in switzerland and abroad.
Carla del ponte, a former prosecutor for the international criminal tribunal for the former yugoslavia icty in the hague, now switzerlands ambassador to argentina, made a sensational. In her memoirs, ms del ponte uncovers what serbian officials and service chiefs told her during formal and informal meetings, as well as the operations they undertook to arrest the hague fugitives. The croatian language edition of the autobiography of exwar crimes prosecutor carla del ponte was given a mixed reception at its launch in zagreb this week in the book, madame prosector, del ponte talks of her time leading the prosecution team at the international criminal tribunal for the former yugoslavia, icty, from 1999 to january this year, where she earned both praise and. Apr 05, 2008 carla del ponte, the former hague chief prosecutor for war crimes in former yugoslavia, released a book entitled hunt. Del ponte book gets mixed reception institute for war. By steven edwards national post september 17, 2003. Carla del ponte won international recognition as switzerlands at. As an investigating magistrate and public prosecutor in switzerland, ms. The days of shame inediti in e book english edition di luca leone e carla del ponte venduto da. Del ponte investigated and prosecuted cases of money laundering, terrorism, arms smuggling and. Carla del ponte served as the chief prosecutor of the international criminal tribunal for rwanda 19992003 and the international criminal tribunal of the former yugoslavia 19992008. Del ponte s book quotes witnesses saying internal organs had been taken from 300 serbs deported from kosovo to northern albania.
I happened to follow the tribunals proceedings as an insider, when i acted as a legal expert in the defence of serbian general stanislav galic, accused of blockading saraevo, sharpshooting and other crimes. Books by carla del ponte madame prosecutor confrontations with humanitys worst criminals and the culture of impunity by carla del pont e, chuck sudetic hardcover, 448 pages, published 2009 by other press isbn. Dec 16, 2010 del pontes book quotes witnesses saying internal organs had been taken from 300 serbs deported from kosovo to northern albania. Jan 20, 2009 by reading carla del ponte s book one understands, why the former yugoslavia went into pieces. Former war crimes prosecutor alleges kosovan army harvested. This horrific tale, which has not been independently confirmed, is the most controversial part of a longawaited memoir by former hague war crimes prosecutor carla del ponte. Del ponte wrote madame prosecutor with chuck sudetic, who covered the yugoslav wars for the new york times from 1990 to 1995. Carla del ponte was born in 1947 in bignasco, in the southern. Confrontations with humanitys worst criminals and, on librarything librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers home groups talk zeitgeist. The orthodox serbs and their brothers montenegrins considered themselves as being a superrace, as the defendant biljana plavsic, attempted to imply as she explained to the attorney general del ponte. Carla del ponte, the exchief prosecutor for war crimes in former yugoslavia, has unleashed a storm of recrimination with allegations of a.
The tenacious european prosecutor took on some of the most powerful members of the sicilian mafia, hammering. Apr 11, 2008 carla del ponte, the exchief prosecutor for war crimes in former yugoslavia, has unleashed a storm of recrimination with allegations of a trade in human body parts in kosovo and albania after. Carla del ponte has spoken out about her forced exit as chief united nations prosecutor for the rwanda genocide court, saying the world body gave in to pressure from paul kagame, the countrys president, who objected to her investigations of members of his political organization. For 20 euros, one can get an insight into the prosecutors inner world. Madame prosecutor by carla del ponte overdrive rakuten. Carla del ponte does not describe the episode already stated in the book of her former spokesperson, florence hartmann, and which had been revealed by the journalist pierre hazan, since 2002, in.
He did not indicate the exact passages in del ponte s book that had displeased berne officials. Carla del ponte won international recognition as switzerlands attorney general when she pursued cases against the sicilian mafia. Carla del ponte won international recognition as switzerlands attorney general when she pursued cases. Allegations of organ trafficking in del ponte memoir. Aug 08, 2017 david greene talks to former war crimes prosecutor carla del ponte, who has announced she is quitting a u. The new memoir by carla del ponte former chief prosecutor of the criminal tribunals for yugoslavia and rwanda shows her frustration about politics interfering with the pursuit of justice. Discover book depositorys huge selection of carla del ponte books online. Ab 1972 arbeitete del ponte in einer rechtsanwaltspraxis in lugano, 1975 grundete sie ihre eigene kanzlei.
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