 RFE/RL Balkan Report 7/23/2010 6:34:39 PM A review of RFE/RL reporting and analysis about the countries of the western Balkans. For more stories on the Balkans, please visit and bookmark our Balkans page . |
 Eastern Europe's Frozen Conflicts Look To Kosovo Ruling While the International Court of Justice says has said its ruling approving Kosovo's declaration of independence is unique to Kosovo, the ruling is being regarded in more universal terms. And nowhere more so than by parties involved in secession crises or frozen conflicts themselves. More  ICJ Says Kosovo Independence Legal The highest United Nations court has ruled that Kosovo's 2008 declaration of independence from Serbia was legal. More  Legal Scholar Previews ICJ Ruling On Kosovo's Independence The International Court of Justice at The Hague is due to issue an advisory ruling on the legality of Kosovo's 2008 declaration of independence on July 22. Dragan Stavljanin of RFE/RL's Balkan Service spoke to Marc Weller, a lecturer on International Law at Cambridge University, about what to expect and about the possible implications of the ICJ's conclusions. More  Srebrenica Massacre Remembered On 15th Anniversary Tens of thousands of people attended a memorial ceremony on July 11 marking the 15th anniversary of the Srebrenica massacre, when Bosnian Serb paramilitaries executed more than 8,000 Muslim men and boys toward the end of the war in Bosnia-Herzegovina. More  Serbs Honor Srebrenica Victims With Shoe Memorial July 11 is the 15th anniversary of the Srebrenica massacre, when Bosnian Serb paramilitaries executed more than 8,000 Muslim men and boys toward the end of the war in Bosnia-Herzegovina. In an effort at reconciliation in Belgrade, some Serbian activists are preparing their own special memorial to the victims. More |
