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The ECMI Library is an independent collection of books, journals, and grey literature of more than 3,000 items covering many aspects of minority issues. The highly specialized collection offers public access to a variety of materials in more than twenty languages on interethnic relations, language and cultural diversity issues and ethnic conflict in Europe.
The Library includes a useful reference section and a considerable number of published and unpublished reports, and is especially strong in the area of minority protection with regards to international law. The ECMI Library is also unique in that it includes an ever-growing number of annual reports of Ombudsman offices around the world, which provide insight into the human rights situation in many countries. Current periodical and newspaper subscriptions reflect the multidisciplinary nature of ECMI research, and reference services are provided both in-house and for the general public.
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| Author |
O'Neill, William G. |
|---|---|
| Title | Kosovo : An Unfinished Peace |
| Parallel title / Title of generic unit | |
| Subject | 1. Kosovo (Serbia)-History-Civil War, 1998-Peace. 2. Human rights-Yugoslavia-Kosovo (Serbia). 3. Criminal justice, Administration of-Yugoslavia-Kosovo (Serbia). |
| Publisher | Boulder, London: Lynne Rienner Publishers |
| Year | 2001 |
| Pages | 159 |
| Description | The author examines first how the evolution of the UCK and the nature of the conflict between it and the Serb forces in the late 1990s has had enduring negative consequences for building respect for human rights, tolerance, and the rule of law in Kosovo today. An analysis of the place of the Kosovo conflict in the context of the UN Security Council's interests in 1998-1999 follows. The author concludes that Kosovo was not purely a humanitarian intervention but that it engaged certain national interests of the major powers. The author argues that UNMIK and KFOR failed to craft a forceful policy based on a nuanced analysis of the violence in Kosovo. UNMIK and KFOR lacked the political will to control Albanian and Serbian extremists, caving in to their demands and allowing them to shape and control the agenda. The author shows how this approach created serious obstacles to law and order, allowed an unacceptable level of violence in Kosovo, and enabled two insurgencies on its borders with Serbia proper and Macedonia to flourish. The following chapters take an in-depth look at three key areas: judicial reform, police work, and penal administration. In treating the crucial but often overlooked area of human rights education and promotion, the author argues that human rights promotion is one of the strongest tools to prevent future human rights violations but that this is a long-term project and locals must take the lead in defining and designing this work. The author worked in Kosovo from September 1999 to March 2000 as the senior adviser on human rights to the special representative of the Secretary-General. This publication presents a unique window into a controversial peacekeeping mission from the point of view of a practitioner. |
| Type | Book |
| Note | Includes bibliography and index. |
| Language | English |
| Series | International Peace Academy Occasional Paper Series |
| Identifier | 1588260216 |
| Call No. |
949.703 |
| Location |
Director's office |
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