Flawed, but Forward
On 16 September 2026, Trial Panel II of the Kosovo Specialist Chambers (KSC) convicted the former President of Kosovo, Hashim Thaçi, and three other former high-ranking members of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA). While the judgment triggered fierce political reactions and violent protests across Kosovo, its legal reasoning has largely remained in the background. The judgment has doctrinal and procedural shortcomings. We argue that it nonetheless moves international criminal law forward in two respects. Factually, … Mehr