INTRODUCTORY NOTE TO THE NETHERLANDS V. NUHANOVIC & THE NETHERLANDS V. MUSTAFIC-MUJIC ET AL. (SUP. CT. NETH.)

摘要

Following the takeover of Srebrenica by Bosnian Serb forces on July 11, 1995, Rizo Mustafic and his family, as well as Hasan Nuhanovic's parents and brother, were sent away from the UN compound in Potocari, within the Srebrenica enclave, by the Dutch forces (Dutchbat) who were based there. Shortly thereafter, Bosnian Serb forces killed Rizo Mustafic, Ibro Nuhanovic, Nasiha Nuhanovic-Mehinagic, and Muhamed Nuhanovic. Mustafic's surviving wife and children, and Nuhanovic's other son (applicants) filed separate suits for incurred damages against the Netherlands, arguing that the Dutchbat acted wrongfully by sending their relatives away from the compound. On September 6, 2013, the Dutch Supreme Court issued its two judgments in the matter, holding that the Netherlands was responsible for the conduct of the Dutchbat and had acted wrongfully towards the applicants.