Kosovo officials to participate at ICJ

The ICJ has decided to invite Kosovo representatives to participate in Serbia’s case before the court.

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Tuesday, 21.10.2008.

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The ICJ has decided to invite Kosovo representatives to participate in Serbia’s case before the court. The UN General Assembly has adopted a resolution asking the International Court of Justice to give its advisory opinion on the legality of the province’s unilaterally proclaimed independence. Kosovo officials to participate at ICJ International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) judges have decided to invite Pristina to participate in the debate on Serbia’s motion to determine whether Kosovo’s independence was declared in accordance with international law. The decision states that given that Kosovo’s unilaterally declared independence was the subject of a debate before the ICJ, which was due to give its advisory opinion, the representatives of the temporary Kosovo authorities that issued the declaration of independence should be allowed to give their side. Therefore, it has been decided to invite them to participate in the proceedings, the statement reads. The Pristina authorities have already announced that they have hired Michael Wood, a British expert in the field of international law, to lead Kosovo’s legal team. The court has allowed UN member-states and all interested parties to state their opinion and arguments in written form by April 17, 2009. Interested parties will also have time until July 17 to respond to the claims and arguments of other parties participating in the proceedings. Once written motions have been dealt with, the court will hold a debate, after which the ICJ judges will give their “advisory opinion” on Kosovo’s independence. The proceedings were launched at the request of the UN General Assembly, which supported Serbia’s initiative that the issue of Kosovo’s independence should be debated before that court. So far Kosovo has been recognized as an independent state by 51 countries. The ICJ’s advisory opinion is not binding and it cannot countries to change their decisions. Nevertheless, the ICJ’s ruling will carry unquestionable legal and moral weight.

Kosovo officials to participate at ICJ

International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) judges have decided to invite Priština to participate in the debate on Serbia’s motion to determine whether Kosovo’s independence was declared in accordance with international law.

The decision states that given that Kosovo’s unilaterally declared independence was the subject of a debate before the ICJ, which was due to give its advisory opinion, the representatives of the temporary Kosovo authorities that issued the declaration of independence should be allowed to give their side.

Therefore, it has been decided to invite them to participate in the proceedings, the statement reads.

The Priština authorities have already announced that they have hired Michael Wood, a British expert in the field of international law, to lead Kosovo’s legal team.

The court has allowed UN member-states and all interested parties to state their opinion and arguments in written form by April 17, 2009. Interested parties will also have time until July 17 to respond to the claims and arguments of other parties participating in the proceedings.

Once written motions have been dealt with, the court will hold a debate, after which the ICJ judges will give their “advisory opinion” on Kosovo’s independence.

The proceedings were launched at the request of the UN General Assembly, which supported Serbia’s initiative that the issue of Kosovo’s independence should be debated before that court.

So far Kosovo has been recognized as an independent state by 51 countries.

The ICJ’s advisory opinion is not binding and it cannot countries to change their decisions.

Nevertheless, the ICJ’s ruling will carry unquestionable legal and moral weight.

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