Prijedor 1992: Violations of International Humanitarian Law – Case Studies: Concentration camp Omarska, Concentration camp Keraterm and Concentration camp Trnopolje
Prijedor 1992: Violations of International Humanitarian Law – Case Studies: Concentration camp Omarska, Concentration camp Keraterm and Concentration camp Trnopolje
Author(s): Višnja ŠijačićSubject(s): International Law, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Social history, Studies in violence and power, Transformation Period (1990 - 2010), Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: Udruženje “Pravnik”
Keywords: Prijedor; International humanitarian law; violation of law; concentration camps; war;
Summary/Abstract: The work seeks to present what happened in Prijedor, in the period after Serbian forces took over the control of the municipality and replaced the non-Serbs, Bosnian Croats and Muslims from positions of responsibility, in the night of the 29/30 April 1992. Through three substantial case studies - Concentration camp Omarska, Concentration camp Keraterm and Concentration camp Trnopolje, the work focuses mostly on six cases tried before the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in which final judgments had been rendered, during which suspects were found guilty for the forced transfer of civilians to detention camps and for crimes committed in the camps. Beside of these judgments, the work covers also the trial of Biljana Plavšić, that pleaded guilty to persecution on political, racial and religious grounds, a crime against humanity, which is a case related to the Prijedor area.
Journal: International Journal on Rule of Law, Transitional Justice and Human Rights
- Issue Year: 5/2014
- Issue No: 5
- Page Range: 91-102
- Page Count: 12
- Language: English