NATO Intervention in Kosovo Based on International Humanitarian Law

Abstract

After the violent suppression of Kosovo's autonomy in March 1989, contrary to the will of the citizens, the Constitution of 1974 was changed, leaving Kosovo an integral part of Serbia. Kosovo Albanians first started their resistance in a peaceful way, after Serbia started with the closure of all schools of all levels as well as the closure of state and health institutions, which resistance contributed to its international awareness, but still peaceful resistance it was not enough to bring freedom to Kosovo. But even in spite of the aforementioned suspensions, Serbia at that time was not satisfied with just that, but started the military, police and paramilitary offensive against the majority population, with the sole purpose of "cleansing" the affiliations and expelling the Albanians. Against this offensive, the population of Kosovo started military resistance against the Serbian military, police and paramilitary forces. From this moment, Serbia now openly in the years '98 - '99 used all its military artillery for the sole purpose, the extermination or the expulsion of all Albanians from Kosovo. The international factor, seeing this situation that there were indeed crimes against humanity in Kosovo (William Walker who had declared that on January 15, 1999, in Recak there were monstrous and barbaric crimes committed by Serbia), began immediate intervention by the great powers' world. Whose motto was ultimately the establishment of peace and stability in this Balkan region, where after the 72nd extension of the NATO bombardment on the military forces of Serbia, which was forced to sign on June 9 and entered into force with the withdrawal of all its military, police and paramilitary forces from Kosovo on June 11, 1999. But thanks to the international factor, Kosovo declared its independence on the 17th of 2008, which is now recognized by 117 countries of the world.