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You decided in favor of Yugoslavia. The International Court of Justice ruled in favor of Bosnia, although not on every issue.
In April 1993 the court issued provisional orders to both Bosnia and Yugoslavia directing both parties to prevent genocide in the future. Over the dissent of the Russian and Yugoslav ad hoc judge the court also commanded Yugoslavia to be especially vigilant. The ICJ limited its ruling to the Genocide Convention and denied Bosnia's claim that the Security Council illegally imposed an arms embargo. In October 1993 the court reaffirmed its April order, noting: "great suffering and loss of life has been sustained by the population of Bosnia-Herzegovina in circumstances which shock the conscience of mankind and flagrantly conflict with moral law and the spirit and aims of the United Nations."
Text of July 11, 1996 ICJ Opinion
In July 1996 the ICJ rejected Yugoslavia's attempt to have the case dismissed. The court determined that it had jurisdiction to review Bosnia's allegations of genocide and claim for reparations. The ad hoc Yugoslav judge again dissented. At the time this case problem was completed in August 1996 the ICJ had only begun to receive and review the evidence of ethnic cleansing. Final disposition of Bosnia's claims may be years away.
