| ID | 084583 |
| Title Proper | Kosovanizing the Ombudsperson |
| Other Title Information | implications for Kosovo and peacekeeping |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Waters, Christopher P M |
| Publication | 2008. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | In February 2006, the United Nations Interim Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) 'nationalized' the Kosovo ombudsperson's institution. This entailed making the ombudsperson a Kosovar and removing oversight of UNMIK from his/her jurisdiction. Based on legal and political analysis, and fresh survey results on the views of Kosovars themselves, this article considers the prospects of the ombudsperson as a human rights accountability mechanism. It also considers the implications of the nationalization experience for peace operations generally, arguing that UNMIK has established a poor precedent in isolating itself from the ombudsperson's jurisdiction and in failing to put anything comparable in its place. |
| `In' analytical Note | International Peacekeeping Vol. 15,No. 5;Nov 2008:p648 - 662 |
| Journal Source | International Peacekeeping Vol: 15 No5 |
| Key Words | Kosovanizing ; Ombubperson ; Peacekeeping ; Kosovo |