Date of Award
Fall 11-29-2010
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Political Science
First Advisor
Dr. Jelena Subotic
Second Advisor
Dr. Carrie Manning
Third Advisor
Dr. Mario Feit
Abstract
International criminal tribunals rely on international support. However, in the case of the ICTY and the ICTR, international support has been uneven. I argue that this uneven support is related to the post-atrocity status of the domestic governing authority. In cases where the governing authority retains the status of victim, as in Rwanda following the 1994 Tutsi genocide, the international community has been reluctant to back the ICTR in its attempts to prosecute all participants of the 1994 genocide. In cases where the governing authority retains the status of perpetrator, as in Serbia following the Bosnian genocide of the 1990s, the international community has been more supportive of the ICTY. In cases where the post-atrocity status is mixed, as in Croatia, the backing of the international community of the ICTY has been similarly mixed.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.57709/1664344
Recommended Citation
Thurston, Michael D., "Should We Press the Victims: The Uneven Support for International Criminal Tribunals." Thesis, Georgia State University, 2010.
doi: https://doi.org/10.57709/1664344