Reading guide
Court records: a reader’s guide
Find your way through testimony, exhibits, hearings and decisions concerning the former Yugoslavia.
Begin with the kind of record
An indictment states allegations. A witness gives evidence. A judgment sets out findings and reasoning. These records have different roles; use the document’s own heading and procedural stage to describe it.
Keep an evidence notebook
For each passage record the case name, document type, date, page or paragraph and language. Include enough surrounding text to preserve meaning. This guide offers reading context, not legal advice.
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