Original scientific paper
IMPROVING THE TYPE OF PEACE AGREEMENTS THROUGH THE EXAMPLE OF THE GENERAL FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT FOR PEACE IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
Krešimir Margaletić
; Ured za ljudska prava i prava nacionalnih manjina Vlade Republike Hrvatske
Abstract
In this paper, the author focuses on the issue of the typology of peace agreements and investigates the shortcomings of the previous approaches in their classification. Previous typologies of peace agreements faced certain problems in the classification of different types of peace agreements, which led to insufficiently precise analyzes and interpretations. In order to solve these challenges, the author presents an improved framework of the typology of peace agreements through the prism of the example of the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina. This paper not only completes the view of the study of peace agreements, but also introduces the foundation of a research matrix consisting of four key indicators: the type of war, the design of the peace agreement, the outcome of the peace agreement, and the way the conflict ends. By connecting the mentioned indicators with new categories of agreements - procedural, substantive, implementing, conciliatory and regional - the author presents an improved framework of typology. Through the mentioned analytical matrix, it is understand how each of the indicators is connected to a certain category of the peace agreement. Using the example of the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the author demonstrates the application of this improved framework and its ability to accurately categorize and interpret various aspects of peace agreements.
Keywords
typology of peace agreements; peace agreements; problems of the current typology; classification; improved framework
Hrčak ID:
309433
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Publication date:
28.12.2022.
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