International Court Rules in Favour of Kosovo

The International Court of Justice today gave its ruling (advisory opinion) on the unilateral declaration of independence by Kosovo. The court finds that Kosovo's declaration of independence did not violate international law.

The press release reads:

At the end of its reasoning, which is summarized below, the Court concludes "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 [adopted on behalf of UNMIK by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General]", and that "[c]onsequently the adoption of that declaration did not violate any applicable rule of international law"�.

You can read the full press release on the ICJ website

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