Yugoslavia, Socialist Federal Republic of
Practice Relating to Rule 161. International Cooperation in Criminal Proceedings
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia’s Military Manual (1988) states that nationals would be tried in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia at the request of a foreign country if reliable evidence of serious violations of IHL were provided.
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia’s Constitution (1992), as amended in 2000, provides that a Yugoslav citizen “may not be … deported from the country, or extradited to another state”.
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia’s Military Manual (1988) provides: “The perpetrators of such criminal acts [war crimes or serious violations of the laws and customs of war] may also be brought to justice before an international court if such court is established.”