The establishment of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) was triggered by the violent conflict that took place in the region of the former Yugoslavia during the early 1990s. The conflict involved several ethnic groups, including Bosnian Muslims, Bosnian Croats, and Bosnian Serbs, and resulted in widespread human rights abuses, including genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity.
The international community viewed the conflict in the former Yugoslavia as a threat to international peace and security, and there was a strong push for accountability for the atrocities committed during the conflict. As a result, the United Nations Security Council established the ICTY in 1993 with the mandate to prosecute individuals responsible for serious violations of international humanitarian law committed in the territory of the former Yugoslavia since 1991.
The establishment of the ICTY was also seen as a way to promote reconciliation and justice in the region, and to send a clear message that impunity for egregious crimes would not be tolerated.
What triggered the establishment of the ICTY
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