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Kosovo 1998-2008: Human Rights from War to Independence

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  • Radeljic, Branislav

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Serbs and Albanians have inhabited Kosovo for centuries. For Serbs, Kosovo is the core of the medieval Serbian kingdom. For Albanians, Kosovo is the cradle of their struggle for independence. With both parties feeling entitled to the territory of the province, the threat of conflict was never far away. At several points, human rights abuses were perpetrated by one group on the other. Deeper ethnic antagonisms led to the outbreak of conflict in Kosovo in 1998, culminating in January 1999. Having already dealt with conflicts in Croatia and Bosnia, the international community claimed to be well-prepared to approach the Kosovo issue and stop the atrocities. While bearing in mind the past and the present, this paper addresses the failures of both the international community and the local parties in regard to human rights protection.

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  • Radeljic, Branislav, 2008. "Kosovo 1998-2008: Human Rights from War to Independence," MPRA Paper 8684, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    • Handle: RePEc:pra:mprapa:8684
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    • Z0 - Other Special Topics - - General
    • Z00 - Other Special Topics - - General - - - General
    • Z19 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - Other
    • Z13 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - Economic Sociology; Economic Anthropology; Language; Social and Economic Stratification

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