ABSTRACT
The Republic of Macedonia1 reluctantly declared independence in 1991 as Yugoslavia’s western republics of Slovenia, Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina departed the federation amid violent conflict; however, unlike in Yugoslavia’s western republics, war did not breakout on the territory of the Republic of Macedonia until 2001, a decade after the dissolution of the Yugoslav state and eight years after the UNSC established the ICTY. As a result, the period of time and number of arrests and transfers covered in this case study are significantly shorter and lower than with regard to Chapters 2, 3, 5, and 6. ICTY investigations and indictments targeting Macedonian citizens only emerged after 2001 and the transfer of individuals to ICTY custody occurred in the context of postOhrid Framework Agreement (OFA) international engagement in Macedonia.2 Furthermore, only two Macedonian citizens were indicted by the Tribunal, Ljube Boškoski and Johan Tarčulovski, and only Tarčulovski was transferred to the Tribunal by the Macedonian state.3
