An examination of Kosovo sui generis : with special reference to the diminution of the authority of international law
Journal: Han Yang Law Review
Year: 2023

This paper criticizes the so-called ‘Kosovo sui generis’ argument, which holds that exceptional circumstances leading to Kosovo’s unilateral independence from Serbia in 2008 should be treated as a special anomaly and should not serve as a ‘precedent’ for future separatist independence movements elsewhere. The reason why this issue is crucial is that Kosovo exceptionalism, which was claimed by major Western liberal countries including the United States, was later misused by Russia when it illegal