When are atrocities not considered genocide? UN says intent and number of victims are key factors National Post 9 February 2015   In its recent ruling neither Croatia or Serbia committed genocide, the UN’s highest court showed how high the bar is set to prove genocide. Intent is an important factor, as well as the numbers killed, The Post’s Steven Gelis reports: What’s the definition of genocide? The UN’s convention says it must be “committed

UN court dismisses Croatia and Serbia genocide claims BBC News Europe 3 February 2015   The International Court of Justice has rejected claims of genocide by Serbia and Croatia against each other during the Croatian war of secession from Yugoslavia. The Croatian government had alleged that Serbia committed genocide in the town of Vukovar and elsewhere in 1991. Serbia later filed a counter-claim over the expulsion of more than 200,000 Serbs from

Top UN court to rule in Croatia, Serbia genocide claims Expatica 1 February 2015   The UN's highest International Court of Justice on Tuesday hands down its ruling in a long-running genocide case that could reopen old wounds between former foes Croatia and Serbia. Zagreb in 1999 dragged Belgrade before the ICJ on genocide charges relating to Croatia's war of independence that raged in 1991-95 following the collapse of the former Yugoslavia.

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27 September 2011 "Danish soldiers to testify on killings in Croatia," by Croatian Times 25 September 2011 "Karadzic and Haradinaj Trials Continue, Gotovina Back in Court," by Sense Tribunal 26 September 2011 "Kosor: Croatia Won't Drop Genocide Lawsuit Against Serbia," by BalkanInsight 23 September 2011 "Croatia to make all ex-Yugoslavia's war crime indictments "null and void" – PM," by BBC Monitoring European 22 September 2011 "Croatia slams Serbian