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International Humanitarian Law After Bosnia, Jean-Philippe Lavoyer Jan 1997

International Humanitarian Law After Bosnia, Jean-Philippe Lavoyer

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

To start, I would like to thank Professor Paust for inviting the International Committee of the Red Cross (I.C.R.C.) to participate in this panel. Its subject is indeed closely linked to the I.C.R.C.


Rape Of Muslim Women In Wartime Bosnia, Adriana Kovalovska Jan 1997

Rape Of Muslim Women In Wartime Bosnia, Adriana Kovalovska

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

For almost four years, former Yugoslavia was ravaged by a war in which acts of incomprehensible and shocking cruelty were carried out on an enormous magnitude. Among the atrocities were the rapes of an estimated 30,000 to 50,000 Bosnian women by the Serbian military


Neither Free Nor Fair: The 1996 Bosnian Elections And The Failure Of The U.N. Election-Monitoring Mission, Christopher A. Riley Jan 1997

Neither Free Nor Fair: The 1996 Bosnian Elections And The Failure Of The U.N. Election-Monitoring Mission, Christopher A. Riley

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

The international community faced a difficult challenge after the Dayton Peace Accords ended the civil war in Bosnia. Free and fair elections became an essential component to establishing a democratic government in the war-torn country. The United Nations and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe responded by carrying out Annex 3 of the Peace Accords, which called for such elections. The resultant election-monitoring mission in Bosnia, however, was unsuccessful The elections were held under improper conditions. Therefore, the Bosnian people lack confidence in the democratic process, which is necessary for long-term democracy.