Inspired by ethnic hatred Croatian war crimes in selected countries of the former Yugoslavia in the second half of the twentieth century Cover Image

Kryminologiczne implikacje chorwackich zbrodni na Bałkanach w II połowie XX wieku
Inspired by ethnic hatred Croatian war crimes in selected countries of the former Yugoslavia in the second half of the twentieth century

Author(s): Magdalena Ickiewicz-Sawicka
Subject(s): Politics, Sociology, Political history, Social history
Published by: OFFICINA SIMONIDIS. Wydawnictwo Uczelni Państwowej im. Szymona Szymonowica w Zamościu

Summary/Abstract: The issue of war crimes in the Balkans at the turn of the eleventh century focused mainly on the Serb war crimes, ignoring or dropping the veil to the other perpetrators of the Balkan tragedy; Croats, Bosnians and Kosovo Albanians. Created by Western politicians and perpetuated by the world’s media a pejorative stereotypical view of the inhabitants of the Balkan region (specifically negative perception of the Serbs) was launched in Sarajevo, and continues to this day. The article consists of four parts. The first relates to the Croatian war crimes in the twentieth century in a historical context. The second contains a description of the Croatian war crimes in the second half of the twentieth century, and the third refers to thedescription of case studies. The fourth part presents the war crimes committed by high-ranking officers of the Croatian state. Text closes with conclusions.

  • Issue Year: 9/2016
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 279-293
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Polish