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RECOGNITION OF NEW STATES: KOSOVO CASE
RECOGNITION OF NEW STATES: KOSOVO CASE

Author(s): Bashkim Rrahmani
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Constitutional Law, International Law, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Civil Society, Public Administration, Public Law, Government/Political systems, Security and defense, Developing nations, Politics and law, Politics and society, Inter-Ethnic Relations, Philosophy of Law, EU-Legislation, Geopolitics, Politics and Identity, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: Institute for Research and European Studies - Bitola
Keywords: independence; declaration; Kosovo; state; international community

Summary/Abstract: The recognition of Kosovo is an issue in some part of the international community even though its independence has been recognized by 116 states and that the ICJ has given a legal opinion which confirmed that the independence was not a violation of international law. This paper analysis the pros and cons and the difficulties created by the non-recognition of Kosovo both for the region and broader, dealing not only with the political reasons and difficulties. The paper is written by using combined methodology and methods: systemic analysis, of legal analysis, and method of comparison analysis. Conclusions and recommendations are expected to be a contribution towards a further debate about the importance of the recognition of the state of Kosovo.

  • Issue Year: IV/2018
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 68-79
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: English