ABSTRACT
This chapter analyses the contribution of the European Union (EU) to global justice and ethno-national conflict resolution between Kosovo and Serbia through its rule of law mission in Kosovo (EULEX), the Stabilisation and Association Process (SAP), and the EU-facilitated technical negotiations between Pristina and Belgrade. After reviewing the different conceptions of justice in the literature, the chapter identifies the absence of dominance as a key component of justice. The literature review also exposes tension between the understandings of justice as universal and applicable to all and that of mutual recognition of all relevant stakeholders. Being a foreign mission on another territory, by definition, design, and mandate, EULEX assumes a dominant role. In the case of the technical dialogue the EU plays the role of facilitator and presents itself as impartial in the talks. Further difficulty arises from the fact that the EU endeavours to resolve not only an ethno-national conflict, but also a territorial dispute over a territory it officially does not recognise as a state. The chapter compares the EU's discourse towards the relationship between Serbia and Kosovo against its actions and effects on the ground. The chapter relies on both documentary data and interviews with stakeholders affected by the EU's actions, including civil society, businesses, and governmental agencies.
