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BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
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YUGOSLAVIA (SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO)
This interactive website encourages its visitors to play the role of a judge at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). The case brought by Bosnia in 1993 charges genocide and seeks damages from Serbia and Montenegro, the former Yugoslavia. You can explore the facts, research the law, and consider opposing arguments that support one side or the other. You can earn a perfect score of 100 by identifying all the best facts and arguments that support each side.
After receving your score, you will be asked for the different issues presented to decide in favor of either Bosnia or Yugoslavia and to write an answer that explains your reasoning. You may then compare your reasoning with the actual opinion of the ICJ on that issue before writing a personal conclusion reflecting on reasons you agree or disagree with the court's judgment.
Alternately, you may proceed directly to learn the court's decision without first reviewing all the background facts and legal authority and without any role playing advocacy. At any time you are ready to learn the outcome, simply choose from the main menu below a judgment for either Bosnia or Yugoslavia, and you will be presented with the ICJ's actual decisions. Click here to obtain more instructions, if needed.
You can print the case in a single file version
University of Cincinnati Department of Political Science, College of Arts and Sciences Urban Morgan Institute for Human Rights, College of LawTHRO Home/Case Outline
