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UN World Court To Discuss Kosovo’s Independence
UN World Court To Give Opinion On Legality Of Kosovo’s Independence
New York, Oct 8 2008 7:10PM
The General Assembly voted today to ask the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for a non-binding advisory opinion on the legality of Kosovo’s declaration of independence from Serbia.
At UN Headquarters, 77 Member States voted in favour of the resolution – which was put forward by Serbia – and six voted against, with 74 abstentions.
Today’s meeting heard from nearly two dozen speakers, including Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremi.
Kosovo, which has been administered by the UN since Western forces drove out Yugoslav forces amid inter-ethnic fighting in 1999, declared its independence in February.
At last month’s annual high-level General Debate, Serbian President Boris Tadi said that as a result of Kosovo’s “unilateral, illegal illegitimate” move, “the very nature of the international system has been called into question.”
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