Lessons Learned from the Srebrenica Massacre: From UN Peacekeeping Reform to Legal Responsibility

C.M.J. Ryngaert; Nico Schrijver

doi:10.1007/s40802-015-0034-x

Lessons Learned from the Srebrenica Massacre: From UN Peacekeeping Reform to Legal Responsibility

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This article introduces the special issue on Srebrenica by reflecting on how the fall of Srebrenica has served as a trigger for proposals to fundamentally transform international law, especially the law relating to international crimes, responsibility, and legal remedies for victims. It also assesses the efforts to reform UN peacekeeping in the wake of Srebrenica, including issues relating to mission creep and to robust peace-keeping. Lastly, the article introduces the six other contributions to this special issue.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	219-227
Number of pages	9
Journal	Netherlands International Law Review
Volume	62
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s40802-015-0034-x
Publication status	Published - 2015

Keywords

Srebrenica
UN peacekeeping
Genocide
International crimes
State responsibility
Responsibility international organisations
Access to justice for victims
United Nations

UN SDGs

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Lessons Learned from the Srebrenica Massacre: From UN Peacekeeping Reform to Legal Responsibility

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