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ECtHR Considers France’s Responsibility for 1999 NATO Bombing in Kosovo

Filed Under: Digest

On November 15, the European Court of Human Rights began hearings in the case of Behrami v. France. Mr. Behrami, a Kosovar, alleges France’s responsibility for the death of one of his sons and for serious injuries suffered by his second son. Both events occurred in 2000 while the two children were playing with unexploded cluster bombs, dropped during the NATO bombing raids of 1999. During the operation France was in command of multinational forces operating in the sector. More information about the case is available here.