Kosovo's War Victims: Civil Compensation or Criminal Justice for Identity Elimination?

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Irene Scharf

University of Massachusetts Dartmouth - University of Massachusetts School of Law

Date Written: 2000

Abstract

This paper examines the likelihood that displaced war victims, who have essentially lost their identities as well as so much else, can recoup civil compensation for their losses through local Yugoslavian courts. It scrutinizes the basic international human rights doctrines and systems of enforcement to determine whether these may offer remedies for the victims of identity elimination. Finally, the article explores the likelihood that, through the International Tribunal in the Former Yugoslavia, those responsible for identity elimination may be held criminally liable for their actions in Kosovo.

Keywords: Kosovo, identity theft, war victims, international human rights, international tribunals

Suggested Citation

Scharf, Irene, Kosovo's War Victims: Civil Compensation or Criminal Justice for Identity Elimination? (2000). Emory International Law Review, Vol. 14, No. 1415, 2000, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2586253

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