The Kosovo Report

The Kosovo Report
Author: Independent International Commission on Kosovo
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 380
Release: 2000-10-19
Genre: History
ISBN: 0199243093

The war in Kosovo was a turning point: NATO deployed its armed forces in war for the first time, and placed the controversial doctrine of 'humanitarian intervention' squarely in the world's eye. It was an armed intervention for the purpose of implementing Security Council resolutions-but without Security Council authorization.This report tries to answer a number of burning questions, such as why the international community was unable to act earlier and prevent the escalation of the conflict, as well as focusing on the capacity of the United Nations to act as global peacekeeper.The Commission recommends a new status for Kosovo, 'conditional independence', with the goal of lasting peace and security for Kosovo-and for the Balkan region in general. But many of the conslusions may be beneficially applied to conflicts the world-over.

Digest

Digest
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 24
Release: 2000
Genre: Europe
ISBN:

Under Orders

Under Orders
Author: Fred Abrahams
Publisher: Human Rights Watch
Total Pages: 622
Release: 2001
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781564322647

Kosovo in the 1990s

Peace Lost: The Failure of Conflict Prevention in Kosovo

Peace Lost: The Failure of Conflict Prevention in Kosovo
Author: Marc Weller
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2008-12-31
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9047424719

This book traces the failure of international action in Kosovo from the late 1980s until NATO intervention in 1999, and endeavours to explain why, during that time, so many opportunities for making peace were squandered. Applying methodology developed by the EU Conflict Prevention Network, it divides the conflict into four main phases and examines how, at each, chances for settlement were either lost or overlooked. It considers policy alternatives available at the time, and hypothesises reasons why these were ultimately discarded. Drawing on a wide range of sources, including the author’s own experience of the negotiations process, this book presents a hitherto unexplored thesis of the Kosovo conflict, that of a ‘lag’ in international action in relation to the situation on the ground, and seeks to draw from these failures some central lessons for the future of conflict prevention.

The Kosovo Conflict and International Law

The Kosovo Conflict and International Law
Author: Heike Krieger
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 652
Release: 2001-07-12
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780521800716

This book was first published in 2001. The Kosovo Conflict and International Law provides international lawyers, scholars and students with access to material on the conflict in Kosovo. As well as the basic material relating to Kosovo's status in Yugoslavia before 1999, this volume reproduces the significant documentation on the following issues: the development of the human rights situation, the diplomatic efforts for the settlement of the crisis, the military action against Yugoslavia and the international community's response, court action with regard to the conflict, and the implementation of the principles for a political solution with an international civil and security presence in Kosovo. Dr Krieger's analytical introduction provides the historical and political context as well as an overview of the various legal aspects of the conflict. A chronology and detailed index make the documents more accessible.

Bibliography of Sources on the Region of Former Yugoslavia

Bibliography of Sources on the Region of Former Yugoslavia
Author: Rusko Matulić
Publisher:
Total Pages: 472
Release: 1998
Genre: History
ISBN:

In this second volume, Rusko Matulic continues to formulate a comprehensive bibliography of primarily published sources relating to the history, languages, literature, politics, government, religion, and social sciences of former Yugoslavia, including bibliographical materials on expatriates.