“No Man’s Land”

Between the responsibility to protect and international inaction: some thoughts about the role of the United Nations in the Balkans

Authors

  • Luisa Vicentin Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Ailén Nahir Chiesa Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24215/2618303Xe011

Keywords:

Yugoslav succession, United Nations, international armed conflicts

Abstract

“No Man’s Land” (2001) is a Bosnian film about the cruelty of war fights and the processes undergone by those involved in combat. The film puts forward a fictional – though true- tale about the wars that dissolved Yugoslavia, particularly the Serbo Bosnian war. The film is set somewhere between Bosnia and Serbia, and most of the story takes place inside the trenches, where absurd conversations and satiric situations run rampant. The film is an anti-war satire that puts the viewer at a crossroad: laughing or crying. This paper analyzes the film “No Man’s Land” as it illustrates the wars of Yugoslav succession and challenges the role of the United Nations as a primary actor in international armed conflicts with a critical approach to its functioning and bureaucracy.

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References

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Published

2020-12-18

How to Cite

Vicentin, L., & Chiesa, A. N. (2020). “No Man’s Land”: Between the responsibility to protect and international inaction: some thoughts about the role of the United Nations in the Balkans. Revista Electrónica De Derecho Internacional Contemporáneo, 3(3), 153–160. https://doi.org/10.24215/2618303Xe011