Kosovo’s independence should not be recognized under international law Commentary
Kosovo’s independence should not be recognized under international law
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[law students, University of Belgrade Faculty of Law]: "As members of the academic community and as students of the University of Belgrade School of Law we are deeply distressed by the Kosovo events. As you know, the Parliament of the Serbian Province of Kosovo run by UN Mission has illegally and unilaterally proclaimed independence. This decision was made against the international law and the endorsed UN Security Council Resolution 1244, which calls for a negotiated settlement on future Kosovo status and substantial autonomy of the Province of Kosovo within the Republic of Serbia. If the international community gives its consent for this unlawful act, the internationally recognized borders of Serbia will be redrawn, the sovereignty of Serbia abolished and 15 percent of its territory amputated. After a decade of ethnic Albanian repression against non-Albanian minorities, Kosovo politicians prove that Kosovo is being established as an ethnic Albanian state, which will not serve all its citizens but only one ethnic group.

We are calling for the international rule of law by not recognizing the phony state of Kosovo as independent, because it is the only way to retain peace and stability in the region as well as in other disputed territories of the world."

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