In 2008, after Kosovo declared itself independent of Serbia, the United Nations General Assembly referred the following question to the International Court of Justice at Serbia’s request: “Is the unilateral declaration of independence by the Provisional Institutions of Self-Government of Kosovo in accordance with international law?” On Thursday, the ICJ essentially said yes: that international law was not violated.
While ICJ decisions are advisory and nonbinding, they matter, because, regardless of political reality, nations like to believe they are acting in accordance with the rule of law.
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