Stay the Course in The Hague
The International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, the flagship for similar tribunals elsewhere, is set to close its doors in 2010. But its work is far from completed, and its contributions to international law may be jeopardized by the UN's apparent determination to bring in an inexperienced outsider as chief prosecutor.
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WASHINGTON D.C. -- After eight years on the job, Carla del Ponte is about to step down as the chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in The Hague. Set up by the United Nations to prosecute those on all sides in the Balkan wars – Serbs, Bosnian Muslims, Croats, and, later, Albanian Kosovars – who committed atrocities, it is imperative that the UN appoint a new prosecutor prepared to carry on del Ponte’s work.