Bosnia to Sue Britain Over Arms Embargo
Bosnia-Herzegovina will sue Britain in the World Court for violating a 1948 convention against genocide by opposing the lifting of a U.N. arms embargo that it says prevents the former Yugoslav republic from defending itself, Bosnian U.N. envoy Muhamed Sacirbey told a news conference Monday.
Bosnia will also charge that Britain, as a permanent member of the Security Council, “illegally imposed and maintained an arms embargo” against it in violation of Article 51 of the U.N. Charter, which provides for the right of self-defense.
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