Kosovo - a precedent?
Subtitle: the declaration of independence, the advisory opinion and implications for statehood, self-determination and minority rights
By: Edited by James Summers
Publisher: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Leiden; Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 455
ISBN-13: 9789004175990
Subjects: Politics and government; International status; Sovereignty; Autonomy and independence movements; Self-determination, National; History
Description: "Kosovo's declaration of independence on 28 February 2008 has had a profound and polarising impact on international relations. While over a third of the world's countries have recognised Kosovo, others have been concerned that it sets a precedent for secessionist minorities. Indeed, Kosovo appears to have been used as a precedent in the Russia-Georgia conflict over South Ossetia. The book brings together contributions from leading academics on the legal aspects of Kosovo and, in particular, the International Court of Justice's advisory opinion of 2010. The result is an extensive examination from a variety of experts on Kosovo and its impact on international law"--P. [4] of cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Table of Contents:; title: Kosovo : from Yugoslav province to disputed independence /James Summers; title: Another frozen conflict : Kosovo's unilateral declaration of independence and international law /Kaiyan H. Kaikobod ; foreword by Colin Warbrick; title: From province to protectorate to state : sovereignty lost, sovereignty gained? /Morag Goodwin; title: A contemporary interpretation of the principles of sovereignty, territorial integrity and self-determination, and the Kosovo conundrum /Besfort Rrecaj; title: Kosovo : unilateral secession and multilateral state-making /Jure Vidmar; title: Self-determination and minority protection after Kosovo /Helen Quane; title: Post-World War 2 exercises of self-determination : "peaceful", "friendly", and "other" /Elizabeth Chadwick; title: The long intervention in Kosovo : a self-determination imperative? /Stephen Tierney; title: Kosovo's independence : re-examining the principles established by the EC Badinter Commission in light of the ICJ's advisory opinion /Gulara Guliyeva; title: The Kosovo question and uti possidetis : the potential for negotiated settlement /Stephen Allen and Edward Guntrip; title: Is Kosovo and Metohija indeed a "unique case"? /Miodrag A. Janović; title: The impact of the "Kosovo precedent" on self-determination struggles /Snežana Trifunovska; title: The impact of Kosovo : a precedent for secession in Georgia? /Vakhtang Vakhtangidze; title: The Basque country : with or without the Spanish constitution, like or unlike the Kosovo precedent? /Miryam Rodríguez-Izquierdo Serrano.