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Bosnia and Herzegovina v. Serbia and Montenegro (view source)
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Bosnia and Herzegovina v. Serbia and Montenegro is a landmark case handled by the [[International Court of Justice]].
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. They also sieged the city of [[Sarajevo]], the longest sieged 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 [[International Court of Justice]] decided ultimately on Feb. 28, 2007, that while Serbia and Montenegro were not responsible for the [[genocide]] committed, the 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 afterwards 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]].
To deliver it's 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 [[Contra]] guerrillas, It could not be held responsible for their actions.
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. They also sieged the city of [[Sarajevo]], the longest sieged 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 [[International Court of Justice]] decided ultimately on Feb. 28, 2007, that while Serbia and Montenegro were not responsible for the [[genocide]] committed, the 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 afterwards 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]].
To deliver it's 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 [[Contra]] guerrillas, It could not be held responsible for their actions.