Bosnian Genocide Research Paper
State responsibility Genocide
Introduction
In this essay I will aim to understand the role of the State and the States responsibility for state responsibility for non-state actors (corporations in particular) in cases of genocide. In places such as Rwanda, Bosnia- former Yugoslavia will be used as relatable case studies in order to show the progression of international law, when dealing with sovereign states in light of an internationally wrongful act such as genocide is committed. The role of State Responsibility has been a highly controversial debate over a long number of years beginning in the 1930’s. However in recent years there has been a major development of the state’s role in international law which have allowed for the accountability of states for their role in acts of Genocide.
Bosnia and Herzegovina v. Serbia and Montenegro
Brief history
1From 1992 to 1995 the Republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina experienced a war of genocide proportions between the Bosnian Serbs, the Bosnian Croats, and the Bosnian Muslims.
On February 26 2007, in Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide. 2The Bosnian Genocide Court held that: (1) Serbia violated its obligations under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime …show more content…
Genocide is prohibited by the rule of jus cogens and can be characterised as crime under international law under the 8resolution 96 (1) of the UN general assembly in addition to the ILC commentaries text in the 1969 Vienna Convection Law of treaties and in Art 40 daft articles 2001 on state
Introduction
In this essay I will aim to understand the role of the State and the States responsibility for state responsibility for non-state actors (corporations in particular) in cases of genocide. In places such as Rwanda, Bosnia- former Yugoslavia will be used as relatable case studies in order to show the progression of international law, when dealing with sovereign states in light of an internationally wrongful act such as genocide is committed. The role of State Responsibility has been a highly controversial debate over a long number of years beginning in the 1930’s. However in recent years there has been a major development of the state’s role in international law which have allowed for the accountability of states for their role in acts of Genocide.
Bosnia and Herzegovina v. Serbia and Montenegro
Brief history
1From 1992 to 1995 the Republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina experienced a war of genocide proportions between the Bosnian Serbs, the Bosnian Croats, and the Bosnian Muslims.
On February 26 2007, in Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide. 2The Bosnian Genocide Court held that: (1) Serbia violated its obligations under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime …show more content…
Genocide is prohibited by the rule of jus cogens and can be characterised as crime under international law under the 8resolution 96 (1) of the UN general assembly in addition to the ILC commentaries text in the 1969 Vienna Convection Law of treaties and in Art 40 daft articles 2001 on state