KOSOVO'S declaration of independence from Serbia did not break international law, the United Nations' highest court ruled. The non-binding opinion sets the stage for a renewed push by Kosovo for further international recognition of its independence. Reading the opinion, International Court of Justice President Hisashi Owada said international law contained no "prohibition on declarations of independence.
KOSOVO'S declaration of independence from Serbia did not break international law, the United Nations' highest court ruled yesterday. The non-binding opinion sets the stage for a renewed push by Kosovo for further international recognition of its independence.
CURIOUSLY, the decision of Kosovo to declare independence from Serbia has come and gone without sparking much of a debate in Scotland regarding the implications for our own constitutional future. So it may as come as a surprise to find that readers of newspapers from the Times of India to the Charlestown Daily Mail in South Carolina have been reading articles on how Kosovo might impact on the prospects for Scottish independence. The reason is straightforward: while Britain, the United States, France and Germany have recognised Kosovo as a sovereign state, the rest of the EU has split on the matter. Spain, Cyprus, Slovakia and Romania are refusing to recognise Kosovan independence lest it encourage ethnic separatism in their own backyards.
Serbia's president rejected Kosovo's declaration of independence yesterday, calling it a "unilateral and illegal" move and vowing to retake the territory Serbs consider their historic heartland. Riot police fired rubber bullets and tear gas and staged repeated baton charges in an effort to disperse hundreds of ultra- nationalist rioters who fought a series of skirmishes with the security forces in Belgrade.
Kosovo has won a major victory on the world stage as the United Nations' highest court declared its independence from Serbia was legal. The non-binding opinion by the International Court of Justice sets the stage for Kosovo to renew its appeals for further international recognition.
Kosovo has won a major victory on the world stage as the United Nations' highest court declared its independence from Serbia was legal. The non-binding opinion by the International Court of Justice sets the stage for Kosovo to renew its appeals for further international recognition.
Kosovo has declared independence but it can be argued that the Serbs are the ones who have been wronged. Truth, they say, is the first casualty in war and nowhere was this more true than in the various interventions by the Western powers in former Yugoslavia. The demonisation of Serbia was very effective. Any sympathy with the Serbian position is swimming against the tide of received opinion.
EUROPE: Kosovo has won a major victory on the world stage as the United Nations' highest court declared its independence from Serbia was legal. The non-binding opinion by the International Court of Justice sets the stage for Kosovo to renew appeals for further international recognition.
EUROPE: Kosovo has won a major victory on the world stage as the United Nations' highest court declared its independence from Serbia was legal. The non-binding opinion by the International Court of Justice sets the stage for Kosovo to renew appeals for further international recognition.
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