This thesis examines the way that the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia is politicized. This thesis begins with an explanatory theoretical framework of two schools of International Relations: realism and cosmopolitanism. Those two schools of thought outline how agents function in the International arena of anarchy, eminently states. In this thesis, we will use the frameworks in order to explain the behavior of the Tribunal. The end of the Cold War in the 20th century will be discussed, which marked a switch in International Relations. There was no longer a balance of power and the bipolar world between East and West disappeared; The U.S was then able to act and behave as the only global superpower. In 1993, the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia was established in order to bring justice and end violence. The main topic of this thesis is to research the biased behavior that took place from the moment the Tribunal was established, given that it breaks the law and is unsupported by argument. The author concludes that the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia is a political tool, its behavior is explained by realist approach. Bachelor’s degree thesis in the Political Science Department of the University of Iceland.
ICTY Power over Justice – How to try a nation