3 hours agoCharge against Serbia hard to make at International Court of Justice
Periskopi(5 years ago)
(5 years ago)Prime Minister Albin Kurti and President Vjosa Osmani have promised to press charges of genocide against the Serbian state, but for legal affairs connoisseurs, Kosovo has difficulty doing so because it is not a member of the United Nations. Prime Minister Albin Kurti and head of state Vjosa Osmani continue to have [...]
Prime Minister Albin Kurti and state chief Vjosa Osmani have consistently warned of genocide in Serbia at the International Court of Justice for Crimes committed in Kosovo.
But for Ylli Zeka, from the Kosovo Institute for Justice, this indictment is unistakable because Kosovo is not a member of the United Nations.
“We at this stage have no practical opportunities to sue Serbia at the International Court of Justice until Kosovo is not a member of the UN”, he said.
And International Criminal Law Professor Ismet Salihu says only individuals can be indicted for crimes and war.
The right of international criminal law according to The Hague's Tribunal Staut, and according to the Permanent Court of Rome's station, has no collective responsibility, but individual responsibility. Individuals or groups of individuals” can be indicted here, he said.
In the last war in Kosovo, more than 13 thousand people were considered killed, while there are over 1,000 and 600 people found.
