Foreign Affairs - Fourth Report
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CONTENTS
Terms of Reference
Maps
Montenegro
KFOR Deployments
REPORT
KOSOVO UNTIL MAY 1997
The origins of the Kosovo crisis up to
May 1997
Albanian-Serb relations in Kosovo
Milosevic's role in the crisis
Radicalisation of Albanian opinion
Rugova's parallel administration
The origins of the KLA
Diplomatic action up to May 1997
European recognition
Education agreement
THE KOSOVO CRISIS AFTER MAY 1997
Objectives of United Kingdom and international
organisations
The diplomatic process
Could an earlier threat of the use of
force have averted the crisis?
Could further diplomatic action have averted
the crisis?
The OSCE Verification Mission
United Kingdom diplomatic action
Was Rambouillet well judged?
What did Rambouillet offer?
What were the sticking points?
The Military Annex to the Rambouillet Accords
Conclusion
KOSOVO: THE MILITARY CAMPAIGN
NATO's motives for launching the campaign
NATO's objectives during the campaign
Could the military threat have been made
more credible?
Did the military campaign provoke a humanitarian
catastrophe?
Did NATO misjudge Milosevic's likely response
in Kosovo to the bombing campaign?
Historical precedents for the Serb campaign
in Kosovo
Operation Horseshoe
Was there an intelligence failure?
Did NATO believe that Milosevic would back
down after a short campaign?
Should NATO have launched a ground assault?
What was Russia's role in the Kosovo crisis?
Why did Milosevic concede?
INTERNATIONAL LAW
Was military intervention legal?
Uniting for peace
Customary international law: intervention
for humanitarian purposes (humanitarian intervention)
Humanitarian intervention in support of the
Security Council
Legality under NATO Treaty
International Court of Justice
Law and morality
The development of the law
Was the campaign conducted lawfully?
Aspects of the campaign
Depleted uranium munitions
Broadcasting stations
Chinese Embassy
Conclusion
The International Criminal Tribunal for the
Former Yugoslavia
Parliamentary aspects
KOSOVO AFTER THE WAR
The challenge
Costs of UNMIK
Bilateral Contributions to Kosovo: 1999 -
2000
Establishing a secure environment for the
return of refugees
Serb refugees
Roma and other refugees
A society where all feel safe
Detained and missing persons
Protecting and promoting human rights and
civil society
Ensuring public safety and order
Demilitarising the KLA and other combatants
Avoiding further violence
Presevo Valley
Criminal justice system
Police
Court system
Prison and other penalties
Economic and infrastructure reconstruction
Promoting the establishment of autonomy and
self government
Elections
Future status of Kosovo
MONTENEGRO
The Djukanovic agenda
Independence considerations
Military threats
Financial assistance
Stability Pact
FCO presence
Conclusion
KOSOVO: THE REGIONAL DIMENSION
Relations with the EU
Stabilisation and Association Agreements
EU trade barriers
Serbia
Conclusion
CONCLUSION
SUMMARY OF CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
ANNEX 1
ANNEX 2
ANNEX 3
PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE RELATING TO
THE REPORT
LIST OF WITNESSES
LIST OF MEMORANDA INCLUDED IN THE MINUTES
OF EVIDENCE
LIST OF APPENDICES TO THE MINUTES OF EVIDENCE
UNPRINTED MEMORANDA
MINUTES OF EVIDENCE - VOLUME II (HC 28-II)
APPENDICES TO THE MINUTES OF EVIDENCE - VOLUME II (HC 28-II)
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