Why was the trial of Slobodan Milosevic before the UN created International Criminal Tribunal for th...........

Political Theory And International Order (PCS) United Nations

Why was the trial of Slobodan Milosevic before the UN-created International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia important?

It lasted so long.

The accused conducted his own defence.

It was the first time that a head of state had been tried by an international court.

The accused refused to recognize the legitimacy of the proceedings.

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Explanation:

The trial of Milosevic did last a long time (almost five years), but this does not make it important (answer a). Similarly, the facts that the accused conducted his own defence (answer b), and refused to recognize the authority of the court (answers b and d), were not unprecedented.