The role of International Organizations in the statehood of Kosovo
Author | Bashkim Smakaj |
Pages | 260-268 |
Vol. 4 No. 2
June, 2020
European Journal of Economics, Law and Social Sciences
IIPCCL Publishing, Graz-Austria
ISSN 2519-1284
Acces online at www.iipccl.org
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The role of International Organizations in the statehood of Kosovo
PhD (C.) Bashkim Smakaj
Abstract
KosovoscaseintheinternationalrelationsandintheinternationalLawisconsideredto bea
SuiGenerisPostwarKosovowasInternationalProtectorateundercompleteInternational
Administrationforalmosta decadeJune untilFebruary thisadministrationwas
based on a UN Security Council Resolution Kosovo has declared independence on
February
Resolution of UNSCis stillin place UNMIKstill is operatingin Kosovo eventhough
ona very symbolic basesAer Kosovodeclared Independence new internationalmission
hasbeenlaunchedinKosovofromanotherInternationalOrganizationfromEuropeanUnion
EUwithdierentroleandmandatewithsomeoftheresponsibilitiesinheritedfromUNMIK
but under a very dierent political environment now within an Independent Sovereign
Stateinternationallyrecognizedfromover countriesworldwideandmemberofover
internationalorganizations Mymain focus inthis research willbe therole of UNMIKas a
UnitedNationOrganizationMission inKosovoandtherole ofEULEXasa EuropeanUnion
Ruleof LawMissionin Kosovoas partofthe EuropeanSecurity andDefense PolicyESDP
ThereforethispaperwillstudytheroleofthistwodierentinternationalmissionsinKosovo
that they have played in the birth of a new state. This two International mission are coming
fromtwodierentinternationalOrganizationsonemissioncomingfromglobalinternational
organization such as UN and the other one from a Regional International Organization
EuropeanUnion and the role that thistwo international Organizations have playedin the
statehood of Kosovo is irreplaceable.
Keywords Kosovo UNMIK EULEX UNSC SRSG JIAS PISG the Comprehensive
ProposalfortheKosovoStatusSelement
Introduction
Aer failure of the three UNSC resolutions there were other
diplomatic eorts to sele the increasing conict this eorts were made with
the mediation of the so called Contact Group in Rambouillet in two rounds of
negotiationsin February andMarch of First round ofthe talks werefrom
toFebruary whichfailed duetolack ofconsentbytheFRYSerbdelegation
there wasanother round of the talks which took place from to March
which also ended with the same result , Kosovo delegation signed the agreement and
theFRYSerbiansiderefusedit
AerrefusaloftheagreementbytheFRYSerbiadelegationtheNATOaircampaign
startedon March andended on June when thegovernments ofthe
FRYandtheRepublicofSerbiaacceptedapeaceplanandsignedaMilitaryTechnical
Agreement with NATO KFOR also known as Kumanovo Agreement Military
TechnicalAgreement
ThepeaceplanwasdraedontheprinciplesoftheRambouilletAgreementswhich
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