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INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................... 7  \nWar Crimes Definition............................................................................................... 9  \nApplicable Law.......................................................................................................... 9  \nII. REVIEW OF THE JUSTICE SYSTEM’S HANDLING OF WAR CRIMES CASES FROM 1999–2009.......................................................................................... 10  \nDevelopment of the Justice System in Kosovo since 1999 ..................................... 10  \nDefence Counsel in War Crimes Cases ................................................................... 12  \nInternational Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia.................................... 12  \nEuropean Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo ................................................... 14  \nDelays ...................................................................................................................... 15  \nDelays in the police investigation stage................................................................... 15  \nDelays in the prosecution investigation stage.......................................................... 16  \nDelays in the trial stage............................................................................................ 18  \nDelays in the appeal stage........................................................................................ 18  \nLack of consistency in judicial personnel ................................................................20  \nIII. FINDINGS AND CONCERNS.............................................................................21  \nFinality of judgments ...............................................................................................22  \nExpertise in judicial proceedings involving war crimes ..........................................23  \nBuilding the capacity of local judges and prosecutors.............................................25  \nPerception of bias..................................................................................................... 25  \nThreats against the judiciary ....................................................................................26  \nWitness Protection ...................................................................................................26  \nSpecial war crimes chamber ....................................................................................27  \nWar crimes caseload management...........................................................................28  \nPublic outreach regarding handling of war crimes cases.........................................29  \nOther Needs .............................................................................................................29  \nIV. CONCLUSION......................................................................................................29  \nV. RECOMMENDATIONS ........................................................................................31  \nABA/CEELI  \nCIVPOL  \nCDRC  \nDJA  \nDOJ  \nECHR  \nECtHR  \nEJS  \nEULEX  \nFRY  \nFRY CPC  \nICTY  \nKFOR  \nKJI  \nKPS  \nKWECC  \nLSMS  \nNATO  \nODIHR  \nOSCE  \nPCCK  \nPCPCK  \nSPO  \nGLOSSARY  \nAmerican Bar Association Central and Eastern European Law Initiative  \nCivil Police (UNMIK)  \nCriminal Defence Resource Centre Department of Judicial Administration Department of Justice (UNMIK)  \nEuropean Convent","cbCait6dZAkj5Yon","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCait6dZAkj5Yon","pdf",367554,31,"English","# Glossary\n# Executive Summary\n# I. Introduction\n## War Crimes Definition\n## Applicable Law\n# II. 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