Gavin Whenman has a fantastic post looking at the legality of Kosovo’s declaration of independence. I completely agree with Gavin’s legal analysis, although I generally subscribe to the Melian principle when it comes to international law; essentially that law can say what it likes, but ultimately the result will depend on what the powerful want.
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February 21st, 2008 at 12:41 pm
Cheers for the link
February 21st, 2008 at 1:27 pm
I think the Kosovo situation sets a dangerous precedent for the international community, not to mention the injustice felt pretty deeply by Serbs across the political spectrum.