Bosnia and Herzegovina v. Serbia and Montenegro

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:international_law
gptkbp:appeals_to No appeal possible
gptkbp:case_analysis Extensive legal analysis conducted
gptkbp:case_number 2006/88
Detailed examination of genocide allegations
gptkbp:case_outcome Compensation ordered for damages
Decision on state responsibility for genocide.
Findings on complicity in genocide
Followed standard ICJ procedures
Partial victory for Bosnia and Herzegovina
gptkbp:case_significance Significant for Balkan relations
Significant for international human rights law
gptkbp:case_types Contentious case
gptkbp:consequences Implications for state sovereignty
gptkbp:court gptkb:Bosnia_and_Herzegovina
gptkb:The_Hague
gptkb:World_Court
gptkb:Serbia_and_Montenegro
gptkbp:court_judgment Judgment on state responsibility
Judgment delivered in 2007
gptkbp:decided_by gptkb:international_law
gptkbp:duration Over a decade of proceedings
gptkbp:effective_date February 26, 2007
gptkbp:hearing_duration Several years
gptkbp:historical_context Post-Yugoslav conflicts
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bosnia and Herzegovina v. Serbia and Montenegro
gptkbp:impact Influenced international relations in the Balkans
gptkbp:international_response Mixed reactions from the international community
gptkbp:involved_countries Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Montenegro
gptkbp:is_a_basis_for gptkb:Convention_on_the_Prevention_and_Punishment_of_the_Crime_of_Genocide
gptkbp:judged_by February 26, 2007
Impact on international law
gptkbp:judges gptkb:Judges_of_the_International_Court_of_Justice
gptkbp:legal_context Context of the Yugoslav Wars
gptkbp:legal_framework International humanitarian law
No genocide found against Serbia
Serbia's obligation to prevent genocide
gptkbp:legal_issue gptkb:Holocaust
gptkbp:legal_outcome Clarified definitions of genocide
No finding of direct responsibility for genocide
Clarified state obligations under international law
gptkbp:legal_representation International legal team
gptkbp:outcome Serbia found not guilty of genocide
gptkbp:precedent International law on state responsibility
Established legal precedent for future cases
gptkbp:public_interest High public interest in the outcome
gptkbp:related_cases Influenced future genocide cases
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Bosnian_War
gptkbp:significance gptkb:First_case_concerning_genocide_under_the_Genocide_Convention
Set a precedent for state accountability
gptkbp:year gptkb:2007
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:ICJ
gptkb:international_law
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4