THE HAGUE, Sept 14 (Hina) - The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia has officially withdrawn a counterclaim for genocide it filed against Bosnia-Herzegovina, the Hague-based International Court of Justice (ICJ) said on Friday. Former
Yugoslav authorities filed the counterclaim in 1997 after Bosnia accused them four years earlier of breaching the Genocide Convention. They asserted the Sarajevo authorities were responsible for "genocide against Serbs in Bosnia-Herzegovina." Yugoslavia was sued for breaching the Genocide Convention by Croatia as well, a little over two years ago, to which former Belgrade authorities responded with an oral announcement of a counterclaim. In March, Croatian authorities submitted 2,700 pages of documentation to the ICJ elaborating the genocide claim. Yugoslavia has until September next year to decide and state in writing if it wants to file a counterclaim. The ICJ is th
THE HAGUE, Sept 14 (Hina) - The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia has
officially withdrawn a counterclaim for genocide it filed against
Bosnia-Herzegovina, the Hague-based International Court of
Justice (ICJ) said on Friday.
Former Yugoslav authorities filed the counterclaim in 1997 after
Bosnia accused them four years earlier of breaching the Genocide
Convention. They asserted the Sarajevo authorities were
responsible for "genocide against Serbs in Bosnia-Herzegovina."
Yugoslavia was sued for breaching the Genocide Convention by
Croatia as well, a little over two years ago, to which former
Belgrade authorities responded with an oral announcement of a
counterclaim.
In March, Croatian authorities submitted 2,700 pages of
documentation to the ICJ elaborating the genocide claim.
Yugoslavia has until September next year to decide and state in
writing if it wants to file a counterclaim.
The ICJ is the highest United Nations judicial body settling only
disputes among states.
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