OSCE AND ITS ROLE IN RESOLVING THE INTERETHNIC CONFLICT AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF RULE OF LAW IN KOSOVO

Nagy, Attila and Knežević Bojović, Ana (2015) OSCE AND ITS ROLE IN RESOLVING THE INTERETHNIC CONFLICT AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF RULE OF LAW IN KOSOVO. In: Četrdeset godina od potpisivanja helsinškog završnog akta. Institut za uporedno pravo, Beograd, pp. 489-498. ISBN 978-86-80186-10-8

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Abstract

The paper examines the role of the OSCE in the Kosovo conflict and in implementation of the rule of law, and is a comparative analysis of the results and expectations of international organisations and citizens. The paper focuses on the role and the future of the OSCE in cases similar to Kosovo and provides some guidance for future actions. The paper touches on the relationship with the EU and its EULEX mission, which has tacitly taken over many of OSCE competences and consequently, the leading role in the Implementation of the 1244 Resolution and the Brussels agreement. The role of the OSCE has become more technical and administrative in nature, and the Mission in Kosovo no longer deals with critical issues, as it used to before the 1999 NATO bombing of Serbia. Given that OSCE still constitutes one of the cornerstones of the rule of law in Kosovo, in the final part of the paper we tried to provide an academic and practical perspective for the future of the OSCE activity in Kosovo, and provide guidance for its successful presence and role in dealing with the present and future challenges in this community.

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