Egorov S.A. The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia

Abstract: The dissolution of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in the early 1990’s was unfortunately followed by a fi erce armed confl ict, instances of ethnic cleansing, war crimes and genocide. In 1993 the UN initiated the establishing of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, which was the result of their reaction to the events that took place in the country. The author provides detailed analysis of the stages preceding the establishment of the tribunal, because precisely at that time the politico-legal understanding of the Yugoslavian events was being developed. A special attention is given to the evaluation of the role of the UN Security Council in establishing the tribunal, as well as the socio-political issues of this political body of UN being involved in the forming of the international criminal tribunal. Reviewing the results of the tribunal’s work over the years, the author gives an assessment of its activity.

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