Nakon oslobodilačkih vojno-redarstvenih operacija Bljeska i Oluje, jedini dio hrvatskoga teritorija koji su držali pobunjeni Srbi bio je onaj u istočnoj Slavoniji, Baranji i zapadnom Srijemu. Hrvatsko državno vodstvo odlučilo je vratiti... more
Nakon oslobodilačkih vojno-redarstvenih operacija Bljeska i Oluje, jedini dio hrvatskoga teritorija koji su držali pobunjeni Srbi bio je onaj u istočnoj Slavoniji, Baranji i zapadnom Srijemu. Hrvatsko državno vodstvo odlučilo je vratiti okupirane dijelove mirnim putem, započevši pregovore s predstavnicima pobunjenih Srba. Hrvatske vlasti i vodstvo Srba u Podunavlju potpisali su Temeljni sporazum 12. studenoga 1995. u Erdutu i Zagrebu. Provođenje mirovnih odluka iz Sporazuma, uključivalo je razoružanje srpskih snaga, demilitarizaciju cijeloga Podunavlja i raspisivanje izbora za tijela lokalne vlasti i vraćanje Hrvatskog Podunavlje u ustavno-pravni sustav Republike Hrvatske. Sporazum je definirao i pravo povratka izbjeglica i prognanika, te pravo na povrat oduzete imovine. Mirna reintegracija Hrvatskog Podunavlja utjecala je na početak normalizacije međudržavnih odnosa Hrvatske i SR Jugoslavije, kao i na početak normalizacije hrvatsko-srpskih odnosa u Republici Hrvatskoj. Vijeće sigur...
The objective of this article is to contribute to the research of a somewhat neglected episode from Croatian history – the peaceful reintegration of the Croatian Danube Basin – analysing the engagement of the international community in... more
The objective of this article is to contribute to the research of a somewhat neglected episode from Croatian history – the peaceful reintegration of the Croatian Danube Basin – analysing the engagement of the international community in promoting peace, security, and stability, and the role of the United Nations Transitional Administration in Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium (UNTAES) in building peace and trust in the region. The Erdut Agreement (1995) was a peace agreement between Croatia and local Serbs signed under the patronage of the international community, outlining how the people and territory of Eastern Slavonia, Baranja, and Western Sirmium would be reintegrated into the constitutional and legal order of the Republic of Croatia. The provisions of the Agreement charged the United Nations (UN) Security Council with establishing a Transitional Administration of the territory to be reintegrated. The primary objectives of the Transitional Administration put forward in the Agreement were demilitarization; the administrative, social, and economic reintegration of people and territory; the return of all refugees and displaced persons; ensuring compliance with the highest standards of human rights; the rebuilding and economic revitalization of the territory; the creation of a multi-ethnic environment; and the organization of free elections. The maximum timeframe given for implementing these objectives was set at 24 months.
The debate over which actors contribute to customary international law generally centers on international organizations and other non-State actors, and easily accepts States as relevant actors. However, on rare occasions States can be... more
The debate over which actors contribute to customary international law generally centers on international organizations and other non-State actors, and easily accepts States as relevant actors. However, on rare occasions States can be governed by an international organization. When an international organization becomes entangled with a State government, the normal participation in the formation of customary international law becomes confused. A survey of practice citing to the acts of international territorial administrations shows that it is possible for these governance arrangements to contribute to customary international law, even though those acts are formally undertaking by an international organization.
This November 2014 article outlines a solution for the war in the Donbas region of Ukraine in the form of a UN protectorate, including UN-sanctioned peacekeeping forces, international interim administration and mostly European funding for... more
This November 2014 article outlines a solution for the war in the Donbas region of Ukraine in the form of a UN protectorate, including UN-sanctioned peacekeeping forces, international interim administration and mostly European funding for rebuilding. Based on peacekeeping operations in the former Yugoslavia in the 1990s, such as UNPROFOR, UNTAES and UNMIK, it explores the conditions under which Russia might accept such a proposal and whether it is worthwhile to attempt such an initiative despite the chance of a Russian veto in the UN Security Council.
