ICTY President Argues for Adding Reparations to ICTY Process.
The President of the International Criminal Tribunal for Yugoslavia, (ICTY) Patrick Robinson, delivered a statement arguing that the ICTY should add a process like the International Criminal Court has for victims to seek reparations. Judge Robinson’s address to the U.N. Security Council was to update the Security Council on the court’s completion strategy.
Judge Robinson argues that a process is necessary for the long term stability of the former Yugoslavia:
In order to contribute to a lasting peace in the former Yugoslavia, justice must not only be retributive—it must also be restorative. The International Criminal Court and the 111 States that have ratified the Rome Statute accept the importance of compensation to victims of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide—and the United Nations must do the same. I therefore call upon you to take action and establish, as the ICC has, without further delay, a trust fund for victims of crimes falling within the Tribunal’s jurisdiction, to complement the Tribunal’s criminal trials, by providing victims with the necessary resources to rebuild their lives.
Judge Robinson’s statement is available here.
