Regional Cooperation in the Prosecution of War Crimes as an EU Accession Benchmark

Kolaković-Bojović, Milica and Tilovska Kechegi, Elena (2019) Regional Cooperation in the Prosecution of War Crimes as an EU Accession Benchmark. In: International scientific conference Towards a better future : democracy, EU integration and criminal justice : conference proceedings. Faculty of Law, Bitola, pp. 83-99. ISBN 978-608-4670-04-9

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Abstract

While the EU Enlargement Strategy and the Strategy for a credible enlargement perspective for and enhanced EU engagement with the Western Balkans, open the door for Western Balkans countries, the same strategic documents introduce the pretty vague set of criteria for the evaluation of achievements made in order to strengthen the Rule of Law and to promote regional cooperation and stability. Considering turbulent historical background and heritage of conflicts that resulted in war crimes and other serious human rights violation, the authors analyse the scope, objectiveness and influence of reform benchmarks defined by European Commission in the field of prosecution of war crimes. Having in mind differences in EU accession progress and/or integration status of countries in the Region, authors approaching this issue from the perspective of uniformity, clarity and objectiveness of criteria applied by the European Commission when evaluates reform progress, but also preservation of achievements in the Rule of Law. In parallel, they are observing the attitudes of populism vs. real commitment to regional cooperation in prosecution of war crimes as a precondition of reconciliation.

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