PRAGUE - Kosovo’s unilateral declaration of independence from Serbia in 2008 did not violate international law, the United Nations’ highest court said Thursday in a ruling that Kosovo heralded as a victory but that legal experts warned could spur separatist movements around the world
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Oh wait...as long as you have a permanent seat on the Security Council, you can do whatever you want...my bad.
It'll be interesting to see what the Basques and Catalans in Spain do with this...as well as anyone else who wants to try and use this judgment to call independence.
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I'm not saying I'm for or against Kosovar (or anyone else's) independence; I don't know enough about the issues involved. My concern is with Russia supporting independence on the one hand for Abkhazia and Sth Ossetia in Georgia and the Trans-Dniester in Moldova and not supporting independence in Kosovo. They are seen as 'breakaway' regions by their respective...countries...for whatever reasons they chose to pursue independence.
If it's purely for religious reasons, then...idk. We already can see how well access arrangements work in Israel/Palestinian territories, as in not... *sighs*
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i'm personally for kosovar independence since the kosovars are different from serbs culturally/religiously and they don't seem able to get along in one country.
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