Remarks of Professor John Cerone at the 31st San Remo Round Table on Current Problems
of International Humanitarian Law
Topic: Peace operations and the complementarity of human rights law and international
humanitarian law
I.
Introduction
On February 3,...
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Remarks of Professor John Cerone at the 31st San Remo Round Table on Current Problems
of International Humanitarian Law
Topic: Peace operations and the complementarity of human rights law and international
humanitarian law
I.
Introduction
On February 3, 2000, chaos erupted in Mitrovica, Kosovo.
Following the bombing of a
local café, mass civil unrest erupted in the city.
The UN Police and KFOR, the NATO
peacekeepers deployed in Kosovo, were completely unprepared as mobs rampaged through
the streets.
A number of ethnically-motivated attacks were carried out in the course of the rioting.
Unidentified perpetrators threw grenades into homes and gunned down individuals
attempting to flee.
Many other homes and vehicles were torched.
At least eight people
were killed that night and dozens more were severely injured.
While there was a great deal
of chaos, with several unruly mobs roaming the streets, the door-to-door killings were
carried out systematically, evincing a planned attack.
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