Bosnia: Calls to arrest ex-Yugo president

These "offences", if such they were, took place 16 years ago. One wonders what Komsic has been thiinking about in the meantime. In fact, this shows the desperation of the ruling class in the Federation, which has squandered a decade of potential development in BiH - at least Dodik has effected some economic reform. The smokescreen thrown up by this latest case should fool nobody.

Lol.

Mr. Komsic was one of the biggest talkers after Sijaldzic how Serbia will lose at the ICJ.

Well Mr. Komsic, you seem to have a short memory. 2 years ago, you lost and the colurt ruled Serbia bears no responsibility for what happenned in Bosnia.

"Bosnia-Herzegovina Presidency member Željko Komšić has demanded an Interpol warrant be issued for Dobrica Cošić and Zoran Lilić."

I wonder if that warrant includes Croatian national Branimir Glavaš who was granted identification card and a nice little home in Bosnia. I guess some war criminals are welcomed in Bosnia. Željko Komšić should not be taken seriously.

The ICJ's judgement in the Bosnia genocide case (which few commenters seem to have actually read) did not in fact exonerate Serbia on all counts.

By the World Court's judgement of 26 February 2007, Serbia became the first state found guilty by the World Court of having violated the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.

Those who need a reminder should carefully read the following parts of the ICJ's judgment, in which the Court:

[...]
(5) by twelve votes to three,
Finds that Serbia has violated the obligation to prevent genocide, under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, in respect of the genocide that occurred in Srebrenica in July 1995;

(6) by fourteen votes to one,
Finds that Serbia has violated its obligations under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide by having failed to transfer Ratko Mladić, indicted for genocide and complicity in genocide, for trial by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, and thus having failed fully to co-operate with that Tribunal;

(7) by thirteen votes to two,
Finds that Serbia has violated its obligation to comply with the provisional measures ordered by the Court on April 8 and September 13, 1993 in this case, inasmuch as it failed to take all measures within its power to prevent genocide in Srebrenica in July 1995;

(8) by fourteen votes to one,
Decides that Serbia shall immediately take effective steps to ensure full compliance with its obligation under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide to punish acts of genocide as defined by Article II of the Convention, or any of the other acts proscribed by Article III of the Convention, and to transfer individuals accused of genocide or any of those other acts for trial by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, and to co-operate fully with that Tribunal;
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The ICJ's verdict was issued more than two years ago. As of today, Serbia remains in violation of the Genocide Convention and of its international obligations.

That's nothing to boast about.

Serbia has started a dangerous game of tit for tat.

How is Serbia responsible for that when at the time it was merely a constituent of the FRY, And since the FRY is defunct the individual leaders may be held to account but the political structure itself is gone. I question the ICJ's objectivity....seems like more political tactics from the west. This whole ICJ business about Kosovo is also a waste of time, send all the IDP's into Kosovo and repopulate it. This issue is going to be resolved through demographic tactics and nothing else.

Oh dear, looks like Biden's visit to Bosnia and criticism of continuing nationalism on all sides did not rub off.

Those who follow the issue will note that Zoran Lilic testified at the Hague. The large majority of those

Jovan R.

Points (5) and (7) are absurd points and were part of the ruling so that Bosnia wouldn't face a total loss.

The points are absurd since the only thing Serbia could have done to avoid Srebrenica was to have sent troops into Bosnia and fight the Bosnian Serbs. Something that wouldn't of happened, but also if it had:
1. It would have caused more deaths and probably caused the war to spread in Serbia as Bosnian Serbs in Serbia would have taken arms against Slobo.
2. Serbia would have been found guilty of aggression and probably been declared responsible for Srebrenica, even though under such a scenario it tried to prevent it.

By the same logic Komsic [to try to blame Serbia for Srebrenica] applies the Dutch are guilty of genocide and agression.

(6) Serbia's failure to arrest perpetrators has nothing to do with Serbia's role in Srebrenica.

No. Jovan, Serbia should be proud of the ruling. Serbia prevented more deaths and the war from spreading and was not an aggressor in Bosnia. The only thing we shouldn't be proud of is the parts related to the capture of Mladic.

QUESTION:
> How is Serbia responsible for that
> when at the time it was merely
> a constituent of the FRY


ANSWER:
The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, comprised by the former Socialist Republics of Serbia and Montenegro, was proclaimed on 27 Apr 1992. The FRY became a much looser federation called simply Serbia and Montenegro on 4 Feb 2003. The State of Serbia and Montenegro ceased to exist in June 2006 through three consecutive actions: the proclamation of independence by the Assembly of Montenegro (3 June), the resignation of federal president and head of government Svetozar Marović (4 June), and the recognition - by the Assembly of the Republic of Serbia - of Montenegro's independence and its proclamation that Serbia was the legal successor of the defunct state (5 June 2006). By that act of the Skupština, the Republic of Serbia inherited the former FRY's legal liabilities - including the ICJ case.

Serbia has started a dangerous game of tit for tat.

Lol.

Mr. Komsic was one of the biggest talkers after Sijaldzic how Serbia will lose at the ICJ.

Well Mr. Komsic, you seem to have a short memory. 2 years ago, you lost and the colurt ruled Serbia bears no responsibility for what happenned in Bosnia.

"Bosnia-Herzegovina Presidency member Željko Komšić has demanded an Interpol warrant be issued for Dobrica Cošić and Zoran Lilić."

I wonder if that warrant includes Croatian national Branimir Glavaš who was granted identification card and a nice little home in Bosnia. I guess some war criminals are welcomed in Bosnia. Željko Komšić should not be taken seriously.

The ICJ's judgement in the Bosnia genocide case (which few commenters seem to have actually read) did not in fact exonerate Serbia on all counts.

By the World Court's judgement of 26 February 2007, Serbia became the first state found guilty by the World Court of having violated the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.

Those who need a reminder should carefully read the following parts of the ICJ's judgment, in which the Court:

[...]
(5) by twelve votes to three,
Finds that Serbia has violated the obligation to prevent genocide, under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, in respect of the genocide that occurred in Srebrenica in July 1995;

(6) by fourteen votes to one,
Finds that Serbia has violated its obligations under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide by having failed to transfer Ratko Mladić, indicted for genocide and complicity in genocide, for trial by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, and thus having failed fully to co-operate with that Tribunal;

(7) by thirteen votes to two,
Finds that Serbia has violated its obligation to comply with the provisional measures ordered by the Court on April 8 and September 13, 1993 in this case, inasmuch as it failed to take all measures within its power to prevent genocide in Srebrenica in July 1995;

(8) by fourteen votes to one,
Decides that Serbia shall immediately take effective steps to ensure full compliance with its obligation under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide to punish acts of genocide as defined by Article II of the Convention, or any of the other acts proscribed by Article III of the Convention, and to transfer individuals accused of genocide or any of those other acts for trial by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, and to co-operate fully with that Tribunal;
-------

The ICJ's verdict was issued more than two years ago. As of today, Serbia remains in violation of the Genocide Convention and of its international obligations.

That's nothing to boast about.

These "offences", if such they were, took place 16 years ago. One wonders what Komsic has been thiinking about in the meantime. In fact, this shows the desperation of the ruling class in the Federation, which has squandered a decade of potential development in BiH - at least Dodik has effected some economic reform. The smokescreen thrown up by this latest case should fool nobody.

Oh dear, looks like Biden's visit to Bosnia and criticism of continuing nationalism on all sides did not rub off.

Those who follow the issue will note that Zoran Lilic testified at the Hague. The large majority of those

Jovan R.

Points (5) and (7) are absurd points and were part of the ruling so that Bosnia wouldn't face a total loss.

The points are absurd since the only thing Serbia could have done to avoid Srebrenica was to have sent troops into Bosnia and fight the Bosnian Serbs. Something that wouldn't of happened, but also if it had:
1. It would have caused more deaths and probably caused the war to spread in Serbia as Bosnian Serbs in Serbia would have taken arms against Slobo.
2. Serbia would have been found guilty of aggression and probably been declared responsible for Srebrenica, even though under such a scenario it tried to prevent it.

By the same logic Komsic [to try to blame Serbia for Srebrenica] applies the Dutch are guilty of genocide and agression.

(6) Serbia's failure to arrest perpetrators has nothing to do with Serbia's role in Srebrenica.

No. Jovan, Serbia should be proud of the ruling. Serbia prevented more deaths and the war from spreading and was not an aggressor in Bosnia. The only thing we shouldn't be proud of is the parts related to the capture of Mladic.

How is Serbia responsible for that when at the time it was merely a constituent of the FRY, And since the FRY is defunct the individual leaders may be held to account but the political structure itself is gone. I question the ICJ's objectivity....seems like more political tactics from the west. This whole ICJ business about Kosovo is also a waste of time, send all the IDP's into Kosovo and repopulate it. This issue is going to be resolved through demographic tactics and nothing else.

QUESTION:
> How is Serbia responsible for that
> when at the time it was merely
> a constituent of the FRY


ANSWER:
The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, comprised by the former Socialist Republics of Serbia and Montenegro, was proclaimed on 27 Apr 1992. The FRY became a much looser federation called simply Serbia and Montenegro on 4 Feb 2003. The State of Serbia and Montenegro ceased to exist in June 2006 through three consecutive actions: the proclamation of independence by the Assembly of Montenegro (3 June), the resignation of federal president and head of government Svetozar Marović (4 June), and the recognition - by the Assembly of the Republic of Serbia - of Montenegro's independence and its proclamation that Serbia was the legal successor of the defunct state (5 June 2006). By that act of the Skupština, the Republic of Serbia inherited the former FRY's legal liabilities - including the ICJ case.