AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic appealed on Wednesday against the imposition of a court-appointed lawyer at his war crimes trial, arguing that Bosnian and Serbian lawyers were excluded from representing him. Judges appointed London-based barrister Richard Harvey in October after Karadzic boycotted the first three days of his trial, saying he needed more time to prepare ...

THE HAGUE (Reuters) - The war crimes court for the former Yugoslavia said on Thursday it had denied a request from former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic to remove the lawyer that was appointed to him. Karadzic had filed a motion to replace London-based barrister Richard Harvey, who was appointed by the tribunal this month, saying he wanted to work ...

The Yugoslav war crimes tribunal has rejected Radovan Karadzic's attempt to fire his court-appointed lawyer. The U.N. court appointed British attorney Richard Harvey in November to defend Karadzic if the former Bosnian Serb leader continues to boycott his trial when it resumes in March. Karadzic ...

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The U.N. criminal tribunal for former Yugoslavia Monday rejected a motion by former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic challenging the legitimacy of the court to try him for war crimes. Karadzic, facing 11 charges of war crimes arising from the 1992-95 Bosnian war, including genocide at Srebrenica, lodged a motion last month arguing that the court was ...