Expert predicts ICJ ruling in two years

Tibor Varadi says that, "to the best of his knowledge", the UN General Assembly did not ask for urgent procedure for Serbia's ICJ resolution.

Izvor: Danas

Monday, 13.10.2008.

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Tibor Varadi says that, "to the best of his knowledge", the UN General Assembly did not ask for urgent procedure for Serbia's ICJ resolution. "The last advisory judgment the International Court of Justice [ICJ] was given in 2004 in seven months, under the emergency procedure," Varadi said. Expert predicts ICJ ruling in two years “The court can also make its own decision to start emergency proceedings. If it remains within the regular framework, we can expect that the court will give its judgment in about two years,“ Varadi, a law professor and Serbia's legal expert, told Belgrade daily Danas. He added that the court will look to remain within the bounds of international law, "because that is the way in which it can justify itself and its own significance”. "Serbia will most certainly call on the principle of territorial integrity, UN Security Council Resolution 1244. Some other countries might bring up people’s right to self-determination, and there may be attempts to direct the attention towards ethnic Albanians’ position in Kosovo during 1990s,” Varadi said, adding that it remains unclear whether Kosovo Albanians will be invited to make a statement. Varadi also said that in principle, all the members that signed the Court’s Statute can be invited, along with possibly some international organizations. “The last time the ICJ gave its advisory judgment, Palestine, a non-UN country, but with a UN observer status, was called to state its position. I believe that Serbia’s chances are realistic,” the newspaper quoted him as saying.

Expert predicts ICJ ruling in two years

“The court can also make its own decision to start emergency proceedings. If it remains within the regular framework, we can expect that the court will give its judgment in about two years,“ Varadi, a law professor and Serbia's legal expert, told Belgrade daily Danas.

He added that the court will look to remain within the bounds of international law, "because that is the way in which it can justify itself and its own significance”.

"Serbia will most certainly call on the principle of territorial integrity, UN Security Council Resolution 1244. Some other countries might bring up people’s right to self-determination, and there may be attempts to direct the attention towards ethnic Albanians’ position in Kosovo during 1990s,” Varadi said, adding that it remains unclear whether Kosovo Albanians will be invited to make a statement.

Varadi also said that in principle, all the members that signed the Court’s Statute can be invited, along with possibly some international organizations.

“The last time the ICJ gave its advisory judgment, Palestine, a non-UN country, but with a UN observer status, was called to state its position. I believe that Serbia’s chances are realistic,” the newspaper quoted him as saying.

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