France: Secession not against intl. law

French officials said before the ICJ that the unilateral Kosovo Albanian independence declaration "did not violate international law".

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Wednesday, 09.12.2009.

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French officials said before the ICJ that the unilateral Kosovo Albanian independence declaration "did not violate international law". During the seventh day of debates before the International Court of Justice ( ICJ) in The Hague on the legality of the proclamation, made in February 2008, French legal representative Edwige Belliard said that "Serbia’s statements also confirmed that in international law, there is no rule under which the Kosovo independence declaration would violate international law.” France: Secession not against intl. law Adding an answer on the question of the declaration’s legality would “not have any practical effect”, since “Kosovo independence is the reality”, she called on the UN court "to refuse ti give its opinion". “Secession does not go against international law and the court should refuse to take a stance on the issue,” Belliard said. France’s position is also that the declaration "does not violate the principle protection of territorial integrity", because that principles "only applies to relations between countries". Norway and Jordan also argued in favour of Kosovo's independence, asserting that the act was not against international law. The transcript from today's sitting is available here Yesterday, UN Security Council heavyweights Russia and the United States presented their opposing arguments on this issue.

France: Secession not against intl. law

Adding an answer on the question of the declaration’s legality would “not have any practical effect”, since “Kosovo independence is the reality”, she called on the UN court "to refuse ti give its opinion".

“Secession does not go against international law and the court should refuse to take a stance on the issue,” Belliard said.

France’s position is also that the declaration "does not violate the principle protection of territorial integrity", because that principles "only applies to relations between countries".

Norway and Jordan also argued in favour of Kosovo's independence, asserting that the act was not against international law.

The transcript from today's sitting is available here

Yesterday, UN Security Council heavyweights Russia and the United States presented their opposing arguments on this issue.

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