International Humanitarian intervention in Kosovo

AuthorValmir Hylenaj
PositionState University of Tetovo (SUT)
Pages170-174
ISSN 2410-3918
Acces online at www.iipccl.org IIPCCL Publishing, Tirana-Albania
Academic Journal of Business, Administration, Law and Social Sciences Vol. 2 No. 1
March 2016
170
International Humanitarian intervention in Kosovo
PhD (C.) Valmir Hylenaj
State University of Tetovo (SUT)
Abstract
Humanitarian intervention in Kosovo did not happen by any geopolitical interest, but simply
by an entirely humanitarian character which is closely connected with democratic principles,
human rights, and the lack of moral order. Except for damages, massacres and destruction by
fire of very sophisticated military artillery, Serbian army and police have forced with violence
more than thousands of Kosovo Albanians to leave their home (Pllana, 2010, 241).
With humanitarian intervention, NATO had shown it was ready to defend universal human
values as the fundamental principle of humanity (free life). Main purpose of this article is an
analysis of the international human intervention in Kosovo.
Keywords: NATO intervention in Kosovo, Humanitarian Intervention, Military Intervention,
Sovereignty.
Introduction
The international law principle of “humanitarian intervention”, as it was known since
ancient times, defined existence of freedom that countries had for the conduct to
their own citizens.
In accordance with this, “humanitarian intervention” is always allowed, if it intends
to hamper cruelty or stop crimes of a state against an entire population, and when a
country lacks “the minimum moral order” (Pllana 2010, 215).
Undoubtedly, massacres, rapes and deportations during the Kosovo War, as well as
the disclosure of the“Horseshoe” plan proves that the Serbian leadership was prepared
to go until the end, and largely deport Albanians from Kosovo. In this sense, Western
European countries were threatened by a large wave of refugees while countries of
Southeast Europe were threatened from a political instability, meaning that the war
could expand beyond Kosovo borders.
International cooperation for peace or any crisis such as in Western Balkan (Croatia,
Bosnia, Kosovo) should be seen as a long-term investment in global peace and security
in the new world order.
NATO intervention in Kosovo
Since the end of the East-West conflict in international relations a tendency can be
seen that implies that state sovereignty can no longer serve as a shield to cover the
systematic and massive violations of human rights and preventing any external
intervention.
The difficult situation of a population in a given country may be regarded as a threat
to international peace and security, if there is a certain possibility to have an impact
outside of a certain country. Various international authors have different views on

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