Academic monograph
Kosovo: A Short History
Noel Malcolm
- Language
- English
- Evidentiary function
- Scholarly analysis
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Documents
No source is true simply because it is Albanian, Serbian, international or governmental. For each source we say what it is, what it proves, which viewpoint it comes from, where its limits are and how to open it.
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Three sources to start with
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- Institutional report
The Kosovo Report: Conflict, International Response, Lessons Learned
Independent International Commission on Kosovo
- Language
- English
- Evidentiary function
- Scholarly analysis
- Human-rights report
Under Orders: War Crimes in Kosovo
Fred Abrahams, Benjamin Ward
- Language
- English, Albanian, Serbian
- Evidentiary function
- Contemporaneous report
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Court record
Summary of Trial Judgment in Specialist Prosecutor v. Hashim Thaçi, Kadri Veseli, Rexhep Selimi, and Jakup Krasniqi (KSC-BC-2020-06)
The trial judgment summary read in court by Trial Panel II: findings on the armed conflict, the war crimes of which all four accused were convicted, the acquittal on crimes against humanity, and the sentences.
Press statement
Hashim Thaçi and co-defendants found guilty of war crimes
Official announcement of the trial judgment in Thaçi et al.
Contemporary journalism
Hague Court Convicts Kosovo Liberation Army Leaders of War Crimes
Same-day report on the pronouncement of the trial judgment in Thaçi et al.
Contemporary journalism
Verdict Day: The Journey of the Case Against Four Former KLA Leaders
Overview of the case up to the judgment: number of witnesses (134 in court: 125 for the Prosecution, 2 for Victims' Counsel, 7 for the Defence), 138 written statements, protective measures and closed sessions.
Contemporary journalism
Hague Prosecutors Seek Six Years for Kosovo's Thaçi for Obstructing Justice
Report on the closing statements in case KSC-BC-2023-12.
Contemporary journalism
Kosovo Detains Third Suspect as Mass Grave Probe Expands in North
An article citing the number of people still missing according to the IKKL report of 29 July 2026.
Contemporary journalism
Kosovo war crimes trial opens against fugitive Serbs
A wire report on the opening in Prishtina of an in-absentia trial over Reçak and on the position of Serbian officials.
Contemporary journalism
Raporti preliminar i IKKL-së dokumenton 13,227 viktima si pasojë e luftës në Kosovë
A report on the preliminary list published by the Institute for Crimes Committed during the War (IKKL) of those killed, forcibly disappeared and deceased from war wounds, 1998–2000.
Documentation portal
Dubrava Prison → 116 → State Crime
An HLC documentary chronology of the events at Dubrava prison, 19–24 May 1999.
Contemporary journalism
Delay to Thaçi War Crimes Verdict Draws Criticism in Kosovo
Report on the extension of the deadline for pronouncing the judgment and reactions in Kosovo.
Press statement
Odgovor na netačne navode Shkëlzena Gashija i organizatora izložbe „Masakri na Kosovu 1998–1999“
An HLC statement claiming that panels of the exhibition “Massacres in Kosovo 1998–1999” wrongly classified detainees killed in Dubrava and the victims of Meja as “armed persons” and misused HLC data; it asks for the exhibition to be removed in its current form.
Contemporary journalism
Kosovo Retrial Again Finds Ex-Policeman Guilty Over Village Massacre
Report on the retrial judgment against Muhamet Alidemaj.
Press statement
Pjetër Shala's appeal against Reparation Order denied
Announcement that the appeal against the reparation order was dismissed.
Contemporary journalism
36th anniversary of LDK's establishment
An anniversary article on the founding of the LDK, with the date and names of founders.
Contemporary journalism
When Wesley Clark comes to the defence
Analysis of Clark's testimony and its place in the defence strategy.
Contemporary journalism
Kosovo Liberation Army 'Didn't Commit Ethnic Cleansing': NATO Ex-Commander
Second day: the Prosecution's questions about Clark's knowledge of KLA activity and communiqués; his statements on the period after June 1999.
Contemporary journalism
NATO Ex-Commander Wesley Clark Testifies in Defence of Kosovo's Thaci
First day of Wesley Clark's testimony as a defence witness for Thaçi: KLA structure, Thaçi's role, NATO's relations with the KLA.
Contemporary journalism
Hashim Thaci 'Lacked Decision-Making Authority' During Kosovo War: Trial Witness
Testimony of Paul R. Williams, legal adviser to the Albanian delegation at Rambouillet, on the KLA's structure and Thaçi's role in the negotiations.
Contemporary journalism
US Ex-Diplomat Testifies for Defence in War Crimes Trial of Kosovo's Thaci
James Rubin's testimony as the first defence witness: Thaçi's political role, the zone commanders and the Rambouillet negotiations.
Memoir
Girlhood at War
An account of a girl's childhood during the Kosovo war and after: expulsion from home, displacement, and work as a 13-year-old interpreter for US NATO troops after June 1999, interpreted by a scholar of international relations.