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During the [[Bosnian War]], former Yugoslavian troops stationed in Bosnia and Herzegovina committed various acts of [[genocide]] and atrocities against the Muslims and Croats that lived there (see [[Srebrenica massacre]]). They also sieged the city of [[Sarajevo]], the longest siege of a city in history.

During the [[Bosnian War]], former Yugoslavian troops stationed in Bosnia and Herzegovina committed various acts of [[genocide]] and atrocities against the Muslims and Croats that lived there (see [[Srebrenica massacre]]). They also sieged the city of [[Sarajevo]], the longest siege of a city in history.

The government of Bosnia and Herzegovina brought suit against the government of Serbia and Montenegro under the [[Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide]].

The government of Bosnia and Herzegovina brought suit against the government of Serbia and Montenegro under the [[Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide]] (CPPCG).

The [[International Court of Justice]] decided ultimately on Feb. 26, 2007, that while Serbia and Montenegro were not responsible for the [[genocide]] committed, they were in violation of the [[Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide]] in that they did nothing to prevent the [[genocide]] from occurring and afterward did not punish the perpetrators.

The [[International Court of Justice]] decided ultimately on Feb. 26, 2007, that while Serbia and Montenegro were not responsible for the [[Genocide|genocide]] committed, they were in violation of the CPPCG in that they did nothing to prevent the genocide from occurring and afterward did not punish the perpetrators.

This is the first time that a state has been found in violation of the [[Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide]].

This is the first time that a state has been found in violation of the CPPCG.

To deliver its decision, the court used the famous case of [[Nicaragua v. United States]] in where the [[International Court of Justice]] found that although the [[United States]] backed the [[Contras|Contra]] guerrillas, It could not be held responsible for their actions.

To deliver its decision, the court used the famous case of [[Nicaragua v. United States]] in where the [[International Court of Justice]] found that although the [[United States]] backed the [[Contras|Contra]] guerrillas, It could not be held responsible for their actions.