Justice and Diplomacy Resolving Contradictions in Diplomatic Practice and International Humanitarian Law
3 - Compliance
Enforcing International Arrest Warrants Through Diplomacy
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 16 February 2018
Summary
On May 22, 1999, the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) brought charges against Slobodan Milošević, then-President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, for crimes including genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity, in connection with the conflict in Kosovo. This chapter examines the complex diplomatic and judicial processes involved in executing an international arrest warrant for sitting and former high-level government officials and illustrates the central role that political and diplomatic efforts can play in enforcing compliance with international judicial orders. In so doing, it raises a number of questions about the role of political interests in the execution of arrest warrants, as well as broader issues concerning the complex dynamics between diplomatic and judicial processes around international criminal accountability: Questions considered include, among others: What mechanisms or other recourse exist for international courts and tribunals to enforce the execution of court orders? How can diplomats and jurists cooperate without compromising the independence of the judicial process?
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- Justice and DiplomacyResolving Contradictions in Diplomatic Practice and International Humanitarian Law, pp. 39 - 63Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2018
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