A nickname can point you toward a story, but it cannot tell you what a court proved. This page traces the official ICTY, IRMCT, UN, and ICJ records behind Ratko Mladić and keeps each source in its proper lane.
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Quick answer
Ratko Mladić was convicted by the ICTY of genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes, and the IRMCT affirmed the convictions and life sentence. The careful source trail shows a Count 2 genocide conviction for Srebrenica, a Count 1 genocide acquittal for 1992 municipalities, and a media nickname that is not a legal title.
Start with the IRMCT case page to lock the case number, status, and appeal result.
Separate the indictment from the findings. Allegations are not convictions.
Use the judgement summary and transcript for the count-by-count verdict.
Use the appeal judgement and release to confirm what was affirmed and what stayed acquitted.
Source trail
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Can help prove: Case number, completed status, trial and appeal dates, life sentence, appeal result, and trial scale.
Be careful: It is a public case overview. Use the written judgement and appeal judgement for paragraph-level legal reasoning.
PSF use: Start here to identify the official case, then branch to indictment, transcript, trial summary, and appeal judgement.
Can help prove: ICTY convicted Mladić of genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes, sentenced him to life imprisonment, and noted the Count 1 genocide acquittal.
Be careful: A press release summarizes the judgement. It is not the full written reasoning.
PSF use: Use this for the concise official outcome, then verify exact counts against the transcript and judgement summary.
Can help prove: Trial scale, four JCE components, Count 1 acquittal, Counts 2 through 11 convictions, and sentence.
Be careful: The summary itself says the written judgement is authoritative.
PSF use: Use it to map the case quickly before opening the longer trial and appeal records.
Can help prove: The verdict was read in court, including not guilty on Count 1, guilty on Counts 2 through 11, and life imprisonment.
Be careful: It records the oral delivery of the judgement summary, not the entire written judgement.
PSF use: Use it as a receipt for the count-by-count verdict language.
Can help prove: The Appeals Chamber reviewed the case and affirmed the convictions under Counts 2 through 11 and the life sentence.
Be careful: It is long and technical. Pull paragraph references before making narrow legal claims.
PSF use: Mark this as the final legal status layer in the source trail.
Can help prove: The appeal judgement was delivered, convictions and sentence were affirmed, and the prosecution appeal was dismissed.
Be careful: It is a public summary, not the appeal judgement itself.
PSF use: Use this for a compact timeline card, then cite the appeal judgement for technical precision.
Can help prove: What prosecutors charged before trial, including two genocide counts and alleged modes of responsibility.
Be careful: An indictment is allegation, not finding. Do not cite it alone as proof of guilt.
PSF use: Use this as the allegation layer, then connect each charge to the verdict and appeal result.
Can help prove: UN institutional chronology and assessment around the safe area of Srebrenica and the aftermath.
Be careful: It is not Mladić's criminal judgement and should not replace ICTY or IRMCT findings.
PSF use: Use this for background after the legal findings are anchored in tribunal records.
Can help prove: The ICJ record for state responsibility under the Genocide Convention.
Be careful: State responsibility and individual criminal responsibility are different legal questions. This is not Mladić's individual conviction.
PSF use: Use this as a boundary card, not as a substitute for the ICTY and IRMCT case record.
Can help prove: The Mechanism's statement on his death, the inquiry ordered, and the status of his convictions and sentence at that time.
Be careful: It is a status statement, not a merits judgement.
PSF use: Use only for current status and institutional follow-up.
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Too loose
The Butcher of Bosnia was convicted for everything alleged against him.
Better
Ratko Mladić was convicted of genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes, then lost his appeal.
Source-safe
ICTY convicted Ratko Mladić on Counts 2 through 11, including Count 2 genocide for Srebrenica, acquitted him on Count 1 genocide, and IRMCT affirmed the convictions and life sentence.
FAQ
No. It is a media and common nickname. The legal record identifies Ratko Mladić by case, role, counts, convictions, acquittal, appeal result, and sentence.
Yes, for Count 2 genocide connected to Srebrenica. The source trail also has to preserve that he was acquitted of Count 1 genocide for certain 1992 municipalities.
Because the indictment shows what prosecutors charged. But the trial judgement, transcript, and appeal judgement show what was actually found and affirmed.
No. The ICJ case concerns state responsibility under the Genocide Convention. Mladić's individual criminal case was before the ICTY and then the IRMCT on appeal.
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