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Nato's War In Kosovo And The Final Report To The Prosecutor Of The International Criminal Tribunal For The Former Yugoslavia, Aaron Schwabach Jul 2001

Nato's War In Kosovo And The Final Report To The Prosecutor Of The International Criminal Tribunal For The Former Yugoslavia, Aaron Schwabach

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This Article addresses the report by the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) concerning war crimes allegedly committed by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) during the conduct of its war with Yugoslavia. International law regarding the conduct of war, or jus in bello, governs what are popularly thought of as “war crimes.” This body of law is currently in flux; while the OTP is not in any sense a rule-making body, its actions may give some guidance as to the direction that the development of this body of law will …