Balkan Cooperation on War Crimes Issues

Abstract

In December 2005, top Croatian indicted war crimes fugitive Gen. Ante Gotovina was arrested in Spain and transferred to the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in The Hague. Six indictees remain at large, including wartime Bosnian Serb leaders Radovan Karadzic and Gen. Ratko Mladic. In late 2004 through early 2005, a combination of intensified international pressure and deadlines associated with Euro-Atlantic integration processes prompted a spate of transfers of persons indicted for war crimes to the tribunal. Full cooperation with ICTY has been established as a key prerequisite to further progress toward a shared long-term goal for the western Balkan countries: closer association with and eventual membership in the European Union (EU) and NATO. This report will be updated as events warrant.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 19, 2005
Accession Number
ADA473483

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People

  • Julie Kim

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  • Library of Congress

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  • Agreements
  • Congress
  • Cooperation
  • Crime
  • Criminals
  • European Union
  • Foreign Aid
  • Foreign Relations
  • Governments
  • Humanities
  • International Relations
  • Law
  • Montenegro
  • Negotiations
  • Security
  • United States
  • War

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