CIAO DATE: 03/2011
October 2010
The Geneva Centre for Security Policy
On 22 July 2010, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivered its Advisory Opinion on whether the unilateral declaration of independence by the Provisional Institutions of Self Government of Kosovo was in accordance with international law. The Court did not deliberate on the legality of the statehood of Kosovo. Its Advisory Opinion addressed the declaration of independence and concluded that it was not contrary to general international law.
Resource link: The Kosovo Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice and its Political Consequences [PDF] - 293K