Review article
THE RIGHT TO SELF–DETERMINATION – THE KOSOVO CASE BEFORE THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
Vesna Crnić-Grotić
; Pravni fakultet Sveučilišta u Rijeci
Dunja Kasipović
Abstract
In 2010 the International Court of Justice (hereafter: ICJ) issued its Advisory Opinion in response to the General Assembly request on the legality of the Kosovo’s unilateral declaration of independence. However, the ICJ advisory opinion on Kosovo did nothing to clarify the situation – it solely concluded that the adoption of the declaration of independence of 17 February 2008 did not violate general international law, Security Council resolution 1244 (1999) or the Constitutional Framework. Consequently, the adoption of that declaration did not violate any applicable rule of international law. It did not, however, decide about the legal consequences of the declaration or whether or not Kosovo has achieved statehood, or about the validity or legal effects of the recognition of Kosovo.
Keywords
Kosovo; International Court of Justice; Advisory Opinion; self-determination; unilateral declaration
Hrčak ID:
119395
URI
Publication date:
19.12.2013.
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