The Strategic Logic of Ethnic Cleansing in Post-Intervention Kosovo and its Implications for the Kosovo Specialist Chambers

Serbian nationalist discourse and the “ethnic cleansing” of Serbs in Kosovo
Hehir, A. 2026. Serbian nationalist discourse and the “ethnic cleansing” of Serbs in Kosovo. Southeast European and Black Sea Studies. Advanced online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/14683857.2025.2611495

The Flowers of Srebrenica
Hehir, A. 2025. The Flowers of Srebrenica. Pristina, Kosovo Qendra.

Kosovo and “The Internationals”: Hope, Hubris and the End of History
Hehir, A. 2024. Kosovo and “The Internationals”: Hope, Hubris and the End of History. Hampshire Palgrave Macmillan.

r2p – From Fanfare to Obscurity
Hehir, Aidan 2024. r2p – From Fanfare to Obscurity. Global Responsibility to Protect. 16 (3), pp. 299-302. https://doi.org/10.1163/1875984x-20240013

The Responsibility to Protect Debate: An Enduring Black Hole
Hehir, A. 2024. The Responsibility to Protect Debate: An Enduring Black Hole. Journal of Intervention and State Building. 18 (2), pp. 205-210. https://doi.org/10.1080/17502977.2024.2307258

The Relationship Between Hope and Societal Stability in Kosovo
Hehir, A. 2024. The Relationship Between Hope and Societal Stability in Kosovo. East European Politics. 40 (1), pp. 173-193. https://doi.org/10.1080/21599165.2023.2225047

“An Expensive Commodity”? The Impact of Hope on US Foreign Policy During the “Unipolar Moment”
Hehir, A. 2023. “An Expensive Commodity”? The Impact of Hope on US Foreign Policy During the “Unipolar Moment” . European Journal of International Relations. 29 (1), pp. 202-226. https://doi.org/10.1177/13540661221143941

Mimetic rivalry in practice: The case of Kosovo
Hehir, A. and Lanza, C. 2022. Mimetic rivalry in practice: The case of Kosovo. Journal of International Political Theory. 18 (1), pp. 2-22. https://doi.org/10.1177/17550882211010201

The Kosovo War and Ethnic Crimes Court
Hehir, A. 2021. The Kosovo War and Ethnic Crimes Court. in: The Max Planck Encyclopedia of International Procedural Law Oxford Oxford University Press (OUP).

Power and the Pursuit of “Justice” in Kosovo
Hehir, A. 2021. Power and the Pursuit of “Justice” in Kosovo. in: Hehir, A. and Sheremeti, F (ed.) Kosovo and Transitional Justice: the Pursuit of Justice After Large Scale-Conflict London Routledge. pp. 1-19

International Interventions
Hehir, A. 2021. International Interventions. in: Richmond, O.P. and Visoka, G. (ed.) The Oxford Handbook of Peacebuilding, Statebuilding, and Peace Formation Oxford Oxford University Press. pp. 233-246

The strategic logic of ethnic cleansing in post-intervention Kosovo and its implications for the Kosovo Specialist Chambers
Hehir, A. 2021. The strategic logic of ethnic cleansing in post-intervention Kosovo and its implications for the Kosovo Specialist Chambers. in: Hehir, A. and Sheremeti, F. (ed.) Kosovo and Transitional Justice: the Pursuit of Justice After Large Scale-Conflict London Routledge.

Introduction: power and the pursuit of justice in Kosovo
Hehir, A. 2021. Introduction: power and the pursuit of justice in Kosovo. in: Hehir, A. and Sheremeti, F. (ed.) Kosovo and Transitional Justice: the Pursuit of Justice After Large Scale-Conflict London Routledge.

The Assumptions Underlying the Kosovo Specialist Chambers and their Implications
Hehir, A. 2020. The Assumptions Underlying the Kosovo Specialist Chambers and their Implications. International Criminal Law Review. 20 (1), pp. 17-42. https://doi.org/10.1163/15718123-02001006

Introduction: Kosovo’s Symbolic Importance
Hehir, A. 2019. Introduction: Kosovo’s Symbolic Importance. Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding. 13 (5), pp. 539-544. https://doi.org/10.1080/17502977.2019.1663986

Continuity or Change? Intervention and Statebuilding after Kosovo
Hehir, A. 2019. Continuity or Change? Intervention and Statebuilding after Kosovo. Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding. 13 (5), pp. 581-593. https://doi.org/10.1080/17502977.2019.1658563

Kosovo 1999: The False Dawn of Humanitarian Intervention
Hehir, A. 2019. Kosovo 1999: The False Dawn of Humanitarian Intervention. Comparative Strategy. 38 (5), pp. 454-466. https://doi.org/10.1080/01495933.2019.1653041

The Bosniak Community and the Kosovo Education System
Hehir, A. 2019. The Bosniak Community and the Kosovo Education System. Kosovo Society for Human Rights and Justice.

Lessons Learned? The Kosovo Specialist Chambers’ Lack of Local Legitimacy and Its Implications
Hehir, A. 2019. Lessons Learned? The Kosovo Specialist Chambers’ Lack of Local Legitimacy and Its Implications. Human Rights Review. 20 (3), pp. 267-287. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12142-019-00564-y

Hollow Norms and the Responsibility to Protect
Hehir, A. 2019. Hollow Norms and the Responsibility to Protect . Hampshire Palgrave Macmillan.

Kosovo Specialist Chambers: Step Towards Justice or Potential Timebomb?
Hehir, A. 2018. Kosovo Specialist Chambers: Step Towards Justice or Potential Timebomb? Balkan Investigative Reporting Network.

The Responsibility to Protect: What’s in a Norm?
Hehir, A. 2018. The Responsibility to Protect: What’s in a Norm? in: Steele, B.J. and Steele, E.A. (ed.) Routledge Handbook on Ethics and International Relations London Routledge. pp. 331-342

“Words lying on the table”?: Norm Contestation and the Diminution of the Responsibility to Protect
Hehir, A. 2018. “Words lying on the table”?: Norm Contestation and the Diminution of the Responsibility to Protect. in: Coady, C.A.J., Dobos, N. and Sanyal, S. (ed.) Challenges for Humanitarian Intervention: Ethical Demand and Political Reality Oxford Oxford University Press. pp. 165-182

Assessing (and Learning From) the Record of Humanitarian Intervention in the Post-Cold War Era
Hehir, A. 2018. Assessing (and Learning From) the Record of Humanitarian Intervention in the Post-Cold War Era. in: Brunstetter, D.R. and Holeindre, J.V. (ed.) The Ethics of War and Peace Revisited Washington DC Georgetown University Law Center. pp. 21-40

A “Responsibility” or “Duty” to Protect? Politics and the Enforcement of International Law
Hehir, A. 2017. A “Responsibility” or “Duty” to Protect? Politics and the Enforcement of International Law. Ragion Practica. 1/2017, pp. 25-42. https://doi.org/10.1415/86435

The Lack of “Responsibility” in the Responsibility to Protect
Hehir, A. 2017. The Lack of “Responsibility” in the Responsibility to Protect. in: Ulbert, C., Finkenbusch, P., Sondermann, E. and Debiel, T. (ed.) Moral Agency and the Politics of Responsibility London Routledge. pp. 71-84

Questioning the Turn Towards the “Responsibility to Prevent”
Hehir, A. 2017. Questioning the Turn Towards the “Responsibility to Prevent”. in: Totten, S. (ed.) Last Lectures on the Prevention and Intervention of Genocide London Routledge. pp. 114-120

Denial, Fatalism, and the Protection of Human Rights
Hehir, A. 2017. Denial, Fatalism, and the Protection of Human Rights. in: Protecting Human Rights in the 21st Century London Routledge. pp. 1-16

“Why is it that we keep failing?”’: The Responsibility to Protect as a Hollow Norm
Hehir, A. 2017. “Why is it that we keep failing?”’: The Responsibility to Protect as a Hollow Norm. in: Protecting Human Rights in the 21st Century London Routledge. pp. 184-200

"Utopian in the right sense": The Responsibility to Protect and the Logical Necessity of Reform
Hehir, A. 2017. "Utopian in the right sense": The Responsibility to Protect and the Logical Necessity of Reform. Ethics and International Affairs. 31 (3), pp. 335-355. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0892679417000235

International Law and World Politics
Hehir, A. 2016. International Law and World Politics. in: Beeson, M. and Bisley, N. (ed.) Issues in 21st Century World Politics Hampshire Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 113-125

Bahrain: An R2P Blindspot?
Hehir, A. 2016. Bahrain: An R2P Blindspot? in: Grover, S. (ed.) The Responsibility to Protect: Perspectives on the Concept's Meaning, Proper Application and Value London Routledge. pp. 131-149

Humanitarian Intervention
Hehir, A. 2016. Humanitarian Intervention. in: Dunn Cavelty, M. and Balzacq, T. (ed.) Routledge Handbook of Security Studies London Routledge. pp. 415-424

Assessing the influence of the Responsibility to Protect on the UN Security Council during the Arab Spring
Hehir, A. 2016. Assessing the influence of the Responsibility to Protect on the UN Security Council during the Arab Spring. Cooperation and Conflict. 51 (2), pp. 166-183. https://doi.org/10.1177/0010836715612849

Introduction: The Responsibility to Protect after the Arab Spring
Hehir, A. and Pattison, J. 2016. Introduction: The Responsibility to Protect after the Arab Spring. Cooperation and Conflict. 51 (2), pp. 141-147. https://doi.org/10.1177/0010836715612853

The Impact of the Security Council on the Efficacy of the International Criminal Court and the Responsibility to Protect
Hehir, A. and Lang, A.F. 2016. The Impact of the Security Council on the Efficacy of the International Criminal Court and the Responsibility to Protect. in: Heins, V., Koddenbrock, K. and Unrau, C. (ed.) Humanitarianism and the Challenges of Cooperation London Routledge. pp. 199-220

Bahrain: An R2P Blindspot?
Hehir, A. 2015. Bahrain: An R2P Blindspot? International Journal of Human Rights. 19 (8), pp. 1129-1147. https://doi.org/10.1080/13642987.2015.1082829

The Dog That Didn’t Bark? A Response to Dunne and Gelber’s Analysis of RtoP’s Influence on the Intervention in Libya
Hehir, A. 2015. The Dog That Didn’t Bark? A Response to Dunne and Gelber’s Analysis of RtoP’s Influence on the Intervention in Libya. Global Responsibility to Protect. 7 (2), pp. 211-224. https://doi.org/10.1163/1875984X-00702007

The Impact of the Security Council on the Efficacy of the International Criminal Court and the Responsibility to Protect
Hehir, A. and Lang, A.F. 2015. The Impact of the Security Council on the Efficacy of the International Criminal Court and the Responsibility to Protect. Criminal Law Forum. 26 (1), pp. 153-179. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10609-015-9245-4

From Human Security to the Responsibility to Protect: The Co-option of Dissent?
Hehir, A. 2015. From Human Security to the Responsibility to Protect: The Co-option of Dissent? Michigan State International Law Review. 23 (3), pp. 675-699.

Ten Years After The World Summit What Has R2P Achieved?
Hehir, A. 2015. Ten Years After The World Summit What Has R2P Achieved? in: Sancin, V. (ed.) Responsibility to Protect: Where Do We Stand Ten Years After? Ljubljana University of Ljubljana Press. pp. 27-42

The viability of the responsibility to prevent
Hehir, A. 2015. The viability of the responsibility to prevent. Politics and Governance. 3 (3), pp. 85-97. https://doi.org/10.17645/pag.v3i3.314

The responsibility to protect: “Never again!” for the 21st century?
Hehir, A. and Heinze, E.A. 2014. The responsibility to protect: “Never again!” for the 21st century? in: Takahashi, S. (ed.) Human rights, human security, and national security: the intersection Westport CN Praeger.

Responsibility to protect
Hehir, A. 2014. Responsibility to protect. in: Armstrong, D. (ed.) Oxford bibliographies in international relations New York Oxford University Press.

The responsibility to protect in international political discourse: encouraging statement of intent or illusory platitudes?
Hehir, A. 2013. The responsibility to protect in international political discourse: encouraging statement of intent or illusory platitudes? in: Pattison, J. (ed.) Humanitarian intervention London Sage.

The responsibility to protect as the apotheosis of liberal teleology
Hehir, A. 2013. The responsibility to protect as the apotheosis of liberal teleology. in: Hehir, A. and Murray, R.W. (ed.) Libya, the responsibility to protect and the future of humanitarian intervention Hampshire Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 34-57

The permanence of inconsistency: Libya, the Security Council, and the Responsibility to Protect
Hehir, A. 2013. The permanence of inconsistency: Libya, the Security Council, and the Responsibility to Protect. International Security. 38 (1), pp. 137-159. https://doi.org/10.1162/ISEC_a_00125

Libya and the responsibility to protect
Hehir, A. 2013. Libya and the responsibility to protect. in: Hehir, A. and Murray, R.W. (ed.) Libya, the responsibility to protect and the future of humanitarian intervention Hampshire Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 1-14

International law, justice and world politics
Hehir, A. 2013. International law, justice and world politics. in: Beeson, M. and Bisley, M. (ed.) Issues in twenty-first century world politics (2nd edition) Hampshire Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 251-262

Humanitarian intervention: an introduction (2nd edition)
Hehir, A. 2013. Humanitarian intervention: an introduction (2nd edition). Palgrave Macmillan.

Intervention in the emerging multipolar system: why R2P will miss the unipolar moment
Murray, R.W. and Hehir, A. 2012. Intervention in the emerging multipolar system: why R2P will miss the unipolar moment. Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding. 6 (4), pp. 387-406. https://doi.org/10.1080/17502977.2012.714237

The responsibility to protect: rhetoric, reality and the future of humanitarian intervention
Hehir, A. 2012. The responsibility to protect: rhetoric, reality and the future of humanitarian intervention. Basingstoke Palgrave Macmillan.

The responsibility to protect and international law
Hehir, A. 2011. The responsibility to protect and international law. in: Cunliffe, P. (ed.) Critical perspectives on the responsibility to correct: interrogating theory and practice London Routledge. pp. 84-100

Zum vermeintlichen Zumsammenhang zwischen gescheiterten Staaten und glbalem Terrorismus
Hehir, A. 2011. Zum vermeintlichen Zumsammenhang zwischen gescheiterten Staaten und glbalem Terrorismus. Die Friedens-Warte: Journal of International Peace and Organization. 86 (3-4), pp. 139-163.

The Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide: adding value to the UN's mechanisms for preventing intra-state crises?
Hehir, A. 2011. The Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide: adding value to the UN's mechanisms for preventing intra-state crises? Journal of Genocide Research. 13 (3), pp. 271-286. https://doi.org/10.1080/14623528.2011.606694

Security, discretion and international law
Hehir, A. 2011. Security, discretion and international law. in: Hehir, A., Kuhrt, N. and Mumford, A. (ed.) International law, security and ethics: policy challenges in the post-911 world London Routledge. pp. 79-94

Conclusion: war, law and ethics
Hehir, A. 2011. Conclusion: war, law and ethics. in: Hehir, A., Kuhrt, N. and Mumford, A. (ed.) International law, security and ethics: policy challenges in the post-911 world London Routledge. pp. 164-169

Pandora's Box? Humanitarian intervention and international law
Hehir, A. 2011. Pandora's Box? Humanitarian intervention and international law. International Journal of Law in Context. 7 (1), pp. 87-94. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1744552310000418

Hyper-reality and statebuilding: Baudrillard and the unwillingness of international administrations to cede control
Hehir, A. 2011. Hyper-reality and statebuilding: Baudrillard and the unwillingness of international administrations to cede control. Third World Quarterly. 32 (6), pp. 1073-1087. https://doi.org/10.1080/01436597.2011.584722

The responsibility to protect in international political discourse: encouraging statement of intent or illusory platitudes?
Hehir, A. 2011. The responsibility to protect in international political discourse: encouraging statement of intent or illusory platitudes? International Journal of Human Rights. 15 (8), pp. 1331-1348. https://doi.org/10.1080/13642987.2010.521128

Microcosm, guinea pig or sui generis? Assessing international engagement with Kosovo
Hehir, A. 2010. Microcosm, guinea pig or sui generis? Assessing international engagement with Kosovo. in: Hehir, A. (ed.) Kosovo, intervention and statebuilding: the international community and the transition to independence Routledge. pp. 185-196

Introduction: Kosovo and the international community
Hehir, A. 2010. Introduction: Kosovo and the international community. in: Hehir, A. (ed.) Kosovo, intervention and statebuilding: the international community and the transition to independence Routledge. pp. 1-16

Interview with Dr Fatmir Sejdiu, President of the Republic of Kosovo
Hehir, A. 2010. Interview with Dr Fatmir Sejdiu, President of the Republic of Kosovo. in: Hehir, A. (ed.) Kosovo, intervention and statebuilding: the international community and the transition to independence Routledge. pp. 197-202

Humanitarian intervention: an introduction
Hehir, A. 2010. Humanitarian intervention: an introduction. Basingstoke Palgrave Macmillan.

The responsibility to protect: interview with Dr Francis Deng
Hehir, A. 2010. The responsibility to protect: interview with Dr Francis Deng. Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding. 4 (1), pp. 83-89. https://doi.org/10.1080/17502970903557115

The Responsibility to Protect: 'sound and fury signifying nothing'?
Hehir, A. 2010. The Responsibility to Protect: 'sound and fury signifying nothing'? International Relations. 24 (2), pp. 218-239. https://doi.org/10.1177/0047117809366205

An analysis of perspectives on the Office of the Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide
Hehir, A. 2010. An analysis of perspectives on the Office of the Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide. Genocide Studies and Prevention. 5 (3), pp. 258-276. https://doi.org/10.3138/gsp.5.3.258

Intervention, statebuilding and security: interview with Lord Robertson
Hehir, A. and Moore, T. 2009. Intervention, statebuilding and security: interview with Lord Robertson. Journal of Intervention and State Building. 3 (2), pp. 259-275. https://doi.org/10.1080/17502970902830042

The myth of the failed state and the war on terror
Hehir, A. 2009. The myth of the failed state and the war on terror. in: Chandler, D.C. (ed.) Statebuilding and intervention: policies, practices and paradigms New York Routledge. pp. 72-98

Independence, intervention and great power patronage: Kosovo, Georgia and the contemporary self-determination penumbra
Hehir, A. 2009. Independence, intervention and great power patronage: Kosovo, Georgia and the contemporary self-determination penumbra. Amsterdam Law Forum. 1 (2), pp. 88-100.

Iraq: a never-ending nightmare?
Hehir, A. 2009. Iraq: a never-ending nightmare? Political Studies Review. 7 (2), pp. 220-228. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1478-9299.2009.00181.x

Intervention and statebuilding in Kosovo
Hehir, A. 2009. Intervention and statebuilding in Kosovo. Journal of Intervention and State Building. 3 (2), pp. 135-142. https://doi.org/10.1080/17502970902829903

NATO's "humanitarian intervention" in Kosovo: legal precedent or aberration?
Hehir, A. 2009. NATO's "humanitarian intervention" in Kosovo: legal precedent or aberration? Journal of Human Rights. 8 (3), pp. 245-264. https://doi.org/10.1080/14754830903110319

The changing conception of self-defence
Hehir, A. 2008. The changing conception of self-defence. in: Wilson, I. and Forest, J. (ed.) Handbook of defence politics: international and comparative perspectives London Routledge. pp. 13-25

Humanitarian intervention after Kosovo: Iraq, Darfur and the record of global civil society
Hehir, A. 2008. Humanitarian intervention after Kosovo: Iraq, Darfur and the record of global civil society. Basingstoke Palgrave Macmillan.

NATO's role in statebuliding: interview with Jamie Shea
Hehir, A. 2008. NATO's role in statebuliding: interview with Jamie Shea. Journal of Intervention and State Building. 2 (2), pp. 227-241. https://doi.org/10.1080/17502970802031022

Humanitarian intervention: past, present and future
Hehir, A. 2008. Humanitarian intervention: past, present and future. Political Studies Review. 6 (3), pp. 327-339. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1478-9302.2008.00162.x

Is Pakistan a failed state?
Hehir, A. 2007. Is Pakistan a failed state? Pakistan Security Research Unit, University of Bradford, Briefing Paper No. 15.

UNMIK: facilitating Kosovo's final status or its future status? Reconceptualising the problem, changing the solution
Hehir, A. 2007. UNMIK: facilitating Kosovo's final status or its future status? Reconceptualising the problem, changing the solution. in: Hehir, A. and Robinson, N. (ed.) State-building: theory and practice London, UK ; New York, USA Routledge.

Conclusion: from intervention to administration
Hehir, A. 2007. Conclusion: from intervention to administration. in: Hehir, A. and Robinson, N. (ed.) State-building: theory and practice London, UK ; New York, USA Routledge.

Determining Kosovo's final status: the viability of ongoing administration
Hehir, A. 2007. Determining Kosovo's final status: the viability of ongoing administration. Civil Wars. 9 (3), pp. 243-261. https://doi.org/10.1080/13698240701478952

The myth of the failed state and the war on terror: a challenge to the conventional wisdom
Hehir, A. 2007. The myth of the failed state and the war on terror: a challenge to the conventional wisdom. Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding. 1 (3), pp. 307-332. https://doi.org/10.1080/17502970701592256

The impact of analogical reasoning on US foreign policy towards Kosovo
Hehir, A. 2006. The impact of analogical reasoning on US foreign policy towards Kosovo. Journal of Peace Research. 43 (1), pp. 67-81. https://doi.org/10.1177/0022343306059572

Autonomous province building: identification theory and the failure of UNMIK
Hehir, A. 2006. Autonomous province building: identification theory and the failure of UNMIK. International Peacekeeping. 13 (2), pp. 200-213. https://doi.org/10.1080/13533310500437597