Jeremić: ICJ case historic

Legal teams representing Serbia and Priština have finalized preparations of their arguments on Kosovo independence, which will now be submitted to the ICJ.

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Legal teams representing Serbia and Pristina have finalized preparations of their arguments on Kosovo independence, which will now be submitted to the ICJ. That documentation is necessary for the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to be able to make a ruling on the legality of the province’s unilateral independence declaration. Jeremic: ICJ case historic According to Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic, Serbia’s deposition will contain around 300 pages, which, together with other appended documents, will come to over 1,000 pages. The legal documentation will be supplemented by facts on Kosovo’s status since the Ottoman empire through until the present day. Jeremic told state broadcaster RTS that the case at the ICJ would be historic. “This is the first time in history that the ICJ will be considering an illegal act of secession. Therefore, what the court rules in our case will set a precedent for every future attempt at secession throughout the world,” said the minister. “That means that everyone will refer to this ruling. As a result there is great interest in this case in the professional public and among international legal circles,” he explained. “This is, in every aspect, a historic case before the ICJ. For Serbia it’s exceedingly important, but I think it will have great significance—I mean, for peace and stability and international relations in the world in the 21st century,” Jeremic surmised. UN member-states will also be entitled to address the court in this case. Serbia has a number of powerful allies on its side, said the minister, but so too does Pristina. On April 17, the ICJ will announce what other countries, Serbia aside, will be putting forward their opinion on Kosovo’s independence. According to media in Pristina, the Kosovo institutions have prepared their arguments too. The Pristina team’s documentation, headed by British international legal expert Michael Wood, contains two sections of around 500 pages each. Vuk Jeremic (FoNet, archive)

Jeremić: ICJ case historic

According to Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić, Serbia’s deposition will contain around 300 pages, which, together with other appended documents, will come to over 1,000 pages. The legal documentation will be supplemented by facts on Kosovo’s status since the Ottoman empire through until the present day.

Jeremić told state broadcaster RTS that the case at the ICJ would be historic.

“This is the first time in history that the ICJ will be considering an illegal act of secession. Therefore, what the court rules in our case will set a precedent for every future attempt at secession throughout the world,” said the minister.

“That means that everyone will refer to this ruling. As a result there is great interest in this case in the professional public and among international legal circles,” he explained.

“This is, in every aspect, a historic case before the ICJ. For Serbia it’s exceedingly important, but I think it will have great significance—I mean, for peace and stability and international relations in the world in the 21st century,” Jeremić surmised.

UN member-states will also be entitled to address the court in this case. Serbia has a number of powerful allies on its side, said the minister, but so too does Priština.

On April 17, the ICJ will announce what other countries, Serbia aside, will be putting forward their opinion on Kosovo’s independence.

According to media in Priština, the Kosovo institutions have prepared their arguments too. The Priština team’s documentation, headed by British international legal expert Michael Wood, contains two sections of around 500 pages each.

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