Identity Statement

Reference Code

HU OSA 304

Title

Records of the International Human Rights Law Institute Relating to the Conflict in the Former Yugoslavia

Date(s)

1973 - 1994

Description Level

Fonds

Extent and medium (processed)

90 Archival boxes, 11.25 linear meters
235 VHS NTSC, 5.88 linear meters
2 VHS PAL, 0.05 linear meters
23 Audio cassette, 0.34 linear meters

Context

Name of creator(s)

UN Commission of Experts on Investigating War Crimes in the former Yugoslavia

Content and Structure

Scope and Content (Abstract)

The records of the International Human Rights Law Institute kept at OSA are copies of the reports and original background documents gathered by the United Nations Commission of Experts that was established in October 1992 to collect, examine and analyze evidence of grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions and other violations of international humanitarian law committed on the territory of former Yugoslavia between 1992-1994.

The records comprise the textual, video and audio materials that the Commission received from several Governments, as well as from inter-governmental and non-governmental bodies. The fonds also contains information from open sources and media reports.

The records provide unique insights into the issues of war crimes in the former Yugoslavia, international law relating to war crimes, military operations in Bosnia during 1992-1994, the historical and political genesis of the conflict in former Yugoslavia.

Accruals

Not Expected

Conditions of Access and Use

Conditions governing access

The majority of records are accessible to researchers. Four boxes remain closed until the termination of the activities of the International Tribunal on War Crimes in former Yugoslavia pursuant to the donors instructions

Languages

Bosnian, Croatian, English, French, German, Italian, Serbian

Description Control

Archivist's note

Processed by Bosko Spasojevic and Suzanne Adamko, May 15, 1998; revised by Bosko Spasojevic, September 12, 2000.