Justice and Diplomacy Resolving Contradictions in Diplomatic Practice and International Humanitarian Law
1 - Accountability
Diplomatic Negotiation and Judicial Process
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 16 February 2018
Summary
This chapter examines the impact of criminal indictments on diplomatic negotiations to end the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Bosnian Serb President Radovan Karadžić and Serbian military leader Ratko Mladić were indicted by the ICTY on grave breaches of the laws or customs of war, crimes against humanity, and genocide. Both key actors in the conflict were excluded from participating in the November 1995 peace negotiations in Dayton, Ohio to end the Yugoslav wars. In so doing, the indictments, initially seen as an obstruction to the diplomatic process, bolstered a US-led strategy to isolate the Bosnian Serbs and to negotiate with Serbian president Slobodan Milošević, as the exclusive representative of the Serb delegation to the talks.The case study illustrates how indictments that initially appeared to complicate diplomatic efforts to resolve the Bosnian conflict were exploited to diplomatic advantage at the negotiating table. The case raises a practical question: Can legal accountability be developed as a more effective tool in diplomatic negotiating strategies without politicizing judicial processes, which could undermine the legitimacy of international tribunals?
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- Justice and DiplomacyResolving Contradictions in Diplomatic Practice and International Humanitarian Law, pp. 7 - 19Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2018
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