International justice faces criticism over Kosovo war crime legacy

An opinion piece critiques the legacy of international justice institutions, specifically the Hague tribunal, regarding their handling of war crimes in Kosovo. The author argues that these institutions, along with predecessors like UNMIK and EULEX, failed to provide adequate justice for the thousands of ethnic Albanian victims of the war.

The text claims that while investigations into members of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) were pursued with intensity, many crimes against ethnic Albanians remained unaddressed. This perceived imbalance is described as a blow to the collective memory of the population and a cause for a deep crisis of trust in international legal standards and the equality of victims.