The Law and Politics of the Kosovo Advisory Opinion

Michael Wood editor Marko Milanovic editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Published:19th Mar '15

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This volume is an edited collection of essays on various aspects of the 2010 Kosovo Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice. The main theme of the book is the interplay between law and politics regarding Kosovo's independence generally and the advisory opinion specifically. How and why did the Court become the battleground in which Kosovo's independence was to be fought out (or not)? How and why did political arguments in favour of Kosovo's independence (e.g. that Kosovo was a unique, sui generis case which set no precedent for other secessionist territories) change in the formal, legal setting of advisory proceedings before the Court? How and why did states supporting either Kosovo or Serbia choose to frame their arguments? How did the Court perceive them? What did the Court want to achieve, and did it succeed in doing so? And how was the opinion received, and what broader implications did it have so far? These are the questions that the book hopes to shed some light on. To do so, the editors assembled a stellar cast of contributors, many of whom acted as counsel or advisors in the case, as well a number of eminent scholars of politics and international relations whose pieces further enrich the book and give it an interdisciplinary angle. The book thus tells the story of the case, places it within its broader political context, and so attempts to advance our understanding of how such cases are initiated, litigated and decided, and what broader purposes they may or may not serve.

There are several reasons why this edited volume is a highly recommended contribution. Firstly, it includes chapters written by a select group of contributors - experts in their areas of research and work - who discuss several aspects of the Kosovo Advisory Opinion. Among them there are lawyers, academics and counsels to international courts and tribunals. In addition, the book advances an interdisciplinary perspective which enables a more comprehensive understanding of the issue at hand. Indeed the originality of this volume lies precisely in the significance it places in the development of a better understanding of the complex relationship between law and politics. . . Overall, the book is highly recommended for scholars and researchers interested in Kosovo's status and in the normalisation of its relations with Serbia, as well as for scholars working on other cases of contested statehood and on issues of secession and recognition. * Stella Georgiadou, Europe-Asia Studies *

ISBN: 9780198717515

Dimensions: 240mm x 162mm x 30mm

Weight: 720g

384 pages