The State of International Humanitarian Law as a Consequence of the History of South Slavs' Nation-Building Processes

South Slavs have been repeatedly used as precedents for international humanitarian law and consequently have affected global developments: from the international concern over positions of Christians in Bosnia-Herzegovina in the 1870s that led to the peaceful replacement of imperial rule to the late...

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Published in:	Politička misao 2013-01, Vol.50 (5), p.54-73
Main Author:	Andjelic, Neven
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	20th century Afghanistan Albanians Balkan States Bosnia-Herzegovina Christians Conflict resolution Decision-making East Timor Empires Europe European history Grievances History Humanitarian Law Hungary International humanitarian law International law International Organizations Intervention Iraq Kosovo League of Nations Libya Nation building North Atlantic treaty organization Regulation Rule of Law Serbia and Montenegro Slavic Cultural Groups Slavic languages Slavs Southeast Europe Third-party intervention UN Security Council United Nations United Nations Security council
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Summary:	South Slavs have been repeatedly used as precedents for international humanitarian law and consequently have affected global developments: from the international concern over positions of Christians in Bosnia-Herzegovina in the 1870s that led to the peaceful replacement of imperial rule to the late 20th century in the NATO intervention against Serbia and Montenegro over Kosovo Albanians, which led to the creation of the newest nation-state in Europe. In addition to internal factors, the very creation of the common South Slav state was a result of international interventions, as was the dissolution of the country. The League of Nations ruling in favour of the Yugoslav complaint against Hungary in 1934 aided in developing the UN Security Council resolutions against Afghanistan in September 2001. Bosnia-Herzegovina in 1995 was a precedent for the UN sanctioned intervention, while Kosovo was a precedent for the non-sanctioned American-led intervention. Afghanistan, East Timor, Iraq, Libya are all legal consequences of interventions in the Balkans. There- fore, local history of interventions can lead to a general understanding of the development of international humanitarian law. Adapted from the source document.
ISSN:	0032-3241 1846-8721