ABSTRACT
Conflicts between ethnic groups must be solved by explaining to the parties involved, through disinterested third parties and on the basis of all the historical, cultural and particularly psychological information available. The final judgement of this Court with respect to the type of compromise ending the conflict should be binding and, if necessary, enforced. It must become public knowledge and conviction that this is the modern way of solving conflicts, based on an intelligent use of communication science and on respect for international law, the only way appropriate for the third millennium. Whereas the new systems for information storage and exchange will be very valuable tools for facilitating, and even making possible for the first time, a rapid availability of all the data necessary for a rational choice between various options for action, and for the settlement of conflicts based on misperceptions and subconscious reactions to undigested grievances of the past, one should be aware of the limitations.
