ABSTRACT
Just like an ordinary national police force needs help from various actors in order to locate and arrest criminals, peace enforcement missions also need assistance from international and local actors. On numerous occasions both IFOR and SFOR complained that not knowing the whereabouts of the indicted war criminals was the main reason why they did not detain them (Lt Cdr Thomson 3 December 1998, Major Boudreau 29 November 1996, 11 December 2006, Major Desjardins 15 August 2000, Major Haselock 30 October 1996, Major Riley 23 July 1997). Hence, this chapter focuses on the international and local actors that are not part of the international civilian administration or the international military presence and not involved in the actual detention of indicted war criminals but who can still provide the peace missions with vital assistance in locating the subjects. In the light of the experience of the missions in BosniaHerzegovina, the chapter discusses which actors can potentially help with location aspects as well as some of the obstacles that missions need to overcome to ensure the cooperation of these actors.
