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The Legal Effects of United Nations Resolutions in theKosovoAdvisory Opinion

Marko Divac Öberg

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As the international community waited for the International Court of Justice (the Court) to deliver its advisory opinion of July 22, 2010, commentators wondered whether the Court would skirt difficult issues by adopting a narrow reading of the question put to it. While the Court's ruling inAccordance with International Law of the Unilateral Declaration of Independence in Respect of Kosovodid turn out to be limited, the opinion contributes significantly to the Court's jurisprudence on the legal effects of United Nations resolutions.

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As the international community waited for the International Court of Justice (the Court) to deliver its advisory opinion of July 22, 2010, commentators wondered whether the Court would skirt difficult issues by adopting a narrow reading of the question put to it. While the Court's ruling inAccordance with International Law of the Unilateral Declaration of Independence in Respect of Kosovodid turn out to be limited, the opinion contributes significantly to the Court's jurisprudence on the legal effects of United Nations resolutions.

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As the international community waited for the International Court of Justice (the Court) to deliver its advisory opinion of July 22, 2010, commentators wondered whether the Court would skirt difficult issues by adopting a narrow reading of the question put to it. While the Court's ruling inAccordance with International Law of the Unilateral Declaration of Independence in Respect of Kosovodid turn out to be limited, the opinion contributes significantly to the Court's jurisprudence on the legal effects of United Nations resolutions.

Key concepts: Advisory opinion, International court, Law, Political science, Jurisprudence, Legal opinion, Majority opinion, Independence (probability theory)

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