Monday, 5 July, 2004Richard George May, 1939-2004I just read that Sir Richard May died from a brain tumour last week. "Judge May," as he was generally referred to among ICTY personnel and Tribunal-watchers, was best known for being the presiding judge in the trials of, among others, Dario Kordić, Tihomir Blaskić, Sefer Halilović, Momčilo Krajišnik, Biljana Plavsić and, most notably, Slobodan Milošević. Judge May resigned a few months ago, almost precipitating the Milo�ević case to be ruled a mistrial; his decision to step down at that moment confused me at the time, but since we now know he was terminally ill, it makes sense. By all accounts, Sir Richard (he was knighted a fortnight ago) was a great man, and his death is cause for sorrow. posted 1719 Z-8 [link] |
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