Time for eULeX To prioriTize war crimes - Amnesty International ...
Time for eULeX To prioriTize war crimes - Amnesty International ...
Time for eULeX To prioriTize war crimes - Amnesty International ...
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CONTENTS<br />
Glossary of Acronyms .................................................................................................2<br />
1. Introduction........................................................................................................3<br />
2. Summary and recommendations ...........................................................................5<br />
3. Background: War in Kosovo ..................................................................................7<br />
4. War Crimes Prosecutions relating to Kosovo in other jurisdictions.............................9<br />
At the <strong>International</strong> Criminal Tribunal <strong>for</strong> the <strong>for</strong>mer Yugoslavia (Tribunal).......................9<br />
Prosecutions in Serbia..............................................................................................10<br />
5. Legal Framework <strong>for</strong> the Investigation and Prosecution of Crimes under <strong>International</strong><br />
Law In Kosovo ............................................................................................................12<br />
The principle of legality with regard to <strong>crimes</strong> under international law ...........................13<br />
6. EULEX : The European Union rule of law mission in Kosovo ..................................15<br />
7. The scale of the <strong>war</strong> <strong>crimes</strong> challenge .................................................................16<br />
Investigations and prosecutions under EULEX.............................................................18<br />
8. Measures to prioritize the investigation and prosecution of <strong>war</strong> <strong>crimes</strong> cases ...........21<br />
8.1 Increase the number of international EULEX <strong>war</strong> <strong>crimes</strong> police, prosecutors and<br />
judiciary .................................................................................................................21<br />
8.2 Retain international staff within the Department of Forensic Medicine.................26<br />
8.3 Ensure the investigation and prosecution of the post-<strong>war</strong> abduction of Serbs, Roma<br />
and members of other minority communities ..............................................................31<br />
8.4 Ensure the investigation and prosecution of <strong>war</strong> <strong>crimes</strong> of rape and other <strong>for</strong>ms of<br />
sexual violence ........................................................................................................35<br />
8.5 Remove barriers to expeditious investigations and prosecutions ..........................39<br />
9. Effective international witness protection.............................................................41
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