The speaker underlines how the ideal of international criminal law enforcement is solidly established for the grossest violations of human rights. There are two aspects of the current difficulties in Kosovo: (1) non-compliance by states, and (2) the challenge of operating an international criminal justice system in "real time". We do not need a police force; rather, we need an international military presence. A state of total lawlessness is beyond police capability and the social consensus on which that capability depends. NATO is increasingly playing a new role as a peace broker in post-conflict societies. It makes sense to have a partnership between military peacekeeping operations and criminal law enforcement in a fundamentally non-compliant state. The military could enter a post-conflict situation on the condition that it take out war criminals, while viewing everything else neutrally. The speaker looks forward to the day when this is the military position.
