Dermot Groome is a Professor of Law at Penn State Dickinson Law.

Dermot Groome is a Professor of Law at Penn State Dickinson Law.
He teaches International Criminal Law, Criminal Law, Human Rights and oversees the International Justice Program. For over 11 years Groome was a senior prosecutor in the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY). There he led the investigation into crimes committed by Slobodan Milošević in Bosnia and drafted the first indictment charging a head of state with genocide. He led the prosecution of the Bosnian indictment against Milošević. He also led the prosecutions against Ratko Mladić, Jovica Stanišić, Franko Simatović, Milan Lukić, Sredoje Lukić, and Mitar Vasiljević. His work required him to spend long periods of time in Sarajevo, Belgrade, central and eastern Bosnia. Groome began his legal career as a prosecutor in Manhattan. Groome is the author of the acclaimed book, Handbook of Human Rights Investigation which has been published in several languages including Bosnian. Groome has appeared as an expert before the Human Rights Council and co-authored an Expert Report examining the effectiveness of the International Criminal Court’s work to date. Groome is currently working on a book examining the emerging human right of the right to truth.

Stručnjak, humanista, čovjek koji je svoje svjedoke o genocidu u BiH poslije svjedočenja na meÄ‘unarodnim sudovima vodio svoju kući gdje im je zajedno sa svojom suprugom pružao moralnu podršku poslije teških svjedočenja, odnosno ponovljenih strahota agresije i genocida. Koristan susret sa jednim od najvećih stručnjaka meÄ‘unarodnog prava profesorom Dermot Groome za vrijeme 24. Susreta Bošnjaka Sjeverne Amerike. Profesor Dermot Groome je vodio istragu zločina koje je Slobodan Milošević počinio u BiH i sastavio prvu optužnicu koja šefa jedne države tereti za genocid. Vodio je procesuiranje bosanskohercegovačke optužnice protiv Miloševića. TakoÄ‘er je vodio optužbe protiv Ratka Mladića, Jovice Stanišića, Franka Simatovića, Milana Lukića, Sredoja Lukića i Mitra Vasiljevića. Ovaj veliki stručnjak i joše veći čovjek čitav svoj život je stavio u službu obrane i jačanja osnovne ljudske bitnosti i bitisanosti, prava na pravdu i istinu. Hvala profesore Groome za sve što ste učinili za istinu i pravdu u svijetu. Hvala vam što ste vašom energijom, znanjem, humanosti ojačali naš rad u borbi za istinu i pravdu.
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