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Article: The Bosnian War Crimes Trial Simulation: Teaching Students about the Fuzziness of World Politics and International Law.
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- PS: Political Science & Politics
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- September 1, 1999
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How are political scientists supposed to teach about historical war crimes trials and their current relevance? Moreover, how can they explain to students the importance of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), located at The Hague, Netherlands, and what this historic forum indicates about the current state of international law and world politics? During the fall semesters of 1995 and 1997, I used a group exercise to introduce international law and its political and legal ramifications to my students in Introduction to International Politics (POL 212) at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri. [1]
Allowing students to participate ...