NATO, Kosovo and International Criminal Court (ICC)
*Canada participating with NATO when things did not get passed in the UN
*Kosovo (Islamic) of Serbia wanted independence - 1998
*Serbs began ethnic cleansing driving out or killing people who were not Orthodox
*NATO bombed a member of the UN (Yugoslavia) even though the UN voted against
*Led by Milesevic (Canada took part) to try and stop the ethnic cleansing of Kosovars
*Also war going on between Serbia and Croatia (Catholic)
*1995 despite efforts of Canadian Peacekeepers Croatia ethnically cleansed Serbians from their new country
*Croatians also fought Canadian peacekeepers in safe zones in Bosnia before leaving
ICC
International War Crimes Tribunal - set up in 1993 to charge those involved in conflicts
*1994 Rwanda tribunal set up as well
*Canadian Louise Arbour was chief prosecutor from 1996-99
*Paved way for ICC in 1998
*USA voted against
*Milosevic eventually charged with Crimes Against Humanity for role in ethnic cleansing of Kosovo
*Kosovo (Islamic) of Serbia wanted independence - 1998
*Serbs began ethnic cleansing driving out or killing people who were not Orthodox
*NATO bombed a member of the UN (Yugoslavia) even though the UN voted against
*Led by Milesevic (Canada took part) to try and stop the ethnic cleansing of Kosovars
*Also war going on between Serbia and Croatia (Catholic)
*1995 despite efforts of Canadian Peacekeepers Croatia ethnically cleansed Serbians from their new country
*Croatians also fought Canadian peacekeepers in safe zones in Bosnia before leaving
ICC
International War Crimes Tribunal - set up in 1993 to charge those involved in conflicts
*1994 Rwanda tribunal set up as well
*Canadian Louise Arbour was chief prosecutor from 1996-99
*Paved way for ICC in 1998
*USA voted against
*Milosevic eventually charged with Crimes Against Humanity for role in ethnic cleansing of Kosovo
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Summary
The international crime court turned out to be a major help when it comes to foreign affairs and how we deal with certain situations.