Eastern Europe and Eurasia

World Court finds Serbia Responsible for Breaches of Genocide Convention, but Not Liable for Committing Genocide

On February 26, 2007, the International Court of Justice issued its judgment in the Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Bosnia and Herzegovina v. Serbia and Montenegro).[1] The case marked the first time that a country sued another country for breaches of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide ("the Convention").

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11
Issue: 
9
Author: 
J. Morgan-Foster & Pierre-Olivier Savoie
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