Kosovo: A Precedent?

The Declaration of Independence, the Advisory Opinion and Implications for Statehood, Self-Determination and Minority Rights
1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-90-04-17599-0
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, 456 Seiten, Format (B × H): 1600 mm x 2400 mm, Gewicht: 896 g

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 ist impact on international law.

Zielgruppe

This book is of interest for international lawyers, especially those with particular interest in the Balkans, statehood, self-determination and minority rights.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Summers, James

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Menschenrechte, Bürgerrechte
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationale Menschen- und Minderheitenrechte, Kinderrechte
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Öffentliches Recht, Völkerrecht, Internationale Organisationen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Staats- und Regierungsformen, Staatslehre

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Editor’s Preface; Notes on the Contributors; List of Abbreviations;
Part I Introduction
Chapter 1 Kosovo: From Yugoslav Province to Disputed Independence James Summers;
Part II Kosovo’s Unilateral Declaration of Independence
Chapter 2 Another Frozen Conflict: Kosovo’s Unilateral Declaration of Independence and International Law Kaiyan H. Kaikobad Foreword by Colin Warbrick;
Chapter 3 From Province to Protectorate to State: Sovereignty Lost, Sovereignty Gained? Morag Goodwin;
Chapter 4 A Contemporary Interpretation of the Principles of Sovereignty, Territorial Integrity and Self-Determination, and the Kosovo Conundrum Besfort Rrecaj;
Chapter 5 Kosovo: Unilateral Secession and Multilateral State-Making Jure Vidmar;
Part III Kosovo and Self-Determination and Minority Rights
Chapter 6 Self-Determination and Minority Protection after Kosovo Helen Quane;
Chapter 7 Post-World War 2 Exercises of Self-Determination: “Peaceful”, “Friendly”, and “Other” Elizabeth Chadwick;
Chapter 8 The Long Intervention in Kosovo: A Self-Determination Imperative? Stephen Tierney;
Chapter 9 Kosovo’s Independence: Re-Examining the Principles Established by the EC Badinter Commission in Light of the ICJ’s Advisory Opinion Gulara Guliyeva;
Chapter 10 The Kosovo Question and Uti Possidetis: The Potential for a Negotiated Settlement Stephen Allen And Edward Guntrip;
Part IV Implications of Kosovo as a Precedent for Other Regions
Chapter 11 Is Kosovo and Metohija Indeed a ‘Unique Case’? Miodrag A. Jovanovic;
Chapter 12 The Impact of the ‘Kosovo Precedent’ on Self-Determination Struggles Snežana Trifunovska;
Chapter 13 The Impact of Kosovo: A Precedent for Secession in Georgia? Vakhtang Vakhtangidze;
Chapter 14 The Basque Country: With or Without the Spanish Constitution, Like or Unlike the Kosovo Precedent? Miryam Rodríguez-Izquierdo Serrano;
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

James Summers, LL.D (2004) University of Helsinki, is a lecturer in international law and human rights at the University of Lancaster. He has published extensively on self-determination, including Peoples and International Law (Brill, 2007).