THE RESPONSIBILITY OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION ON ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE DURING AN ARMED CONFLICT (Case Study of NATO Air Campaign against Kosovo in 1999)
ABSTRACT: The role
of international organisations within international
peace keeping and enforcements nowadays are increasingly
high. Nevertheless, the
provisions regarding their
action and accountability entailed
behind have not been settled
yet by international law.
Such concerning case is
the involvement of NATO during Kosovo Conflict in 1999 where
NATO conducted air campaign for
72 days. The
targets of attacks
are industrial facilities, oil
refineries and other public
infrastructure. The impact of the aerial bombardment caused the spilling
tons of oil into rivers in Kosovo and
some burned, causing
severe air pollution
over several times. Moreover,
there is another
issue of the
use of Depleted Uranium
during this armed
conflict. These significant environmental impacts as the
result of NATO's air strikes are not in accordance with
the provisions and
principles of international humanitarian law
as well as the
environmental law. However,
due to the lack
of an international
legal instrument regulating international organisations
responsibility for environmental damage during an armed
conflict; in practice, it is not easy to claim the responsibility of
international organisation.
Author: Dessy Maeyangsari
Journal Code: jphukumgg140035
