The role of International Organizations in the statehood of Kosovo

• Date: 01 June 2020
• Author: Bashkim Smakaj

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

KosovoscaseintheinternationalrelationsandintheinternationalLawisconsideredto bea

SuiGenerisPostwarKosovowasInternationalProtectorateundercompleteInternational

Administrationforalmosta decadeJune untilFebruary thisadministrationwas

based on a UN Security Council Resolution  Kosovo has declared independence on

February

Resolution of UNSCis stillin place UNMIKstill is operatingin Kosovo eventhough

ona very symbolic basesAer Kosovodeclared Independence new internationalmission

hasbeenlaunchedinKosovofromanotherInternationalOrganizationfromEuropeanUnion

EUwithdierentroleandmandatewithsomeoftheresponsibilitiesinheritedfromUNMIK

but under a very dierent political environment now within an Independent Sovereign

Stateinternationallyrecognizedfromover countriesworldwideandmemberofover

internationalorganizations Mymain focus inthis research willbe therole of UNMIKas a

UnitedNationOrganizationMission inKosovoandtherole ofEULEXasa EuropeanUnion

Ruleof LawMissionin Kosovoas partofthe EuropeanSecurity andDefense PolicyESDP

ThereforethispaperwillstudytheroleofthistwodierentinternationalmissionsinKosovo

that they have played in the birth of a new state. This two International mission are coming

fromtwodierentinternationalOrganizationsonemissioncomingfromglobalinternational

organization such as UN and the other one from a Regional International Organization

EuropeanUnion and the role that thistwo international Organizations have playedin the

statehood of Kosovo is irreplaceable.

Keywords Kosovo UNMIK EULEX UNSC  SRSG JIAS PISG the Comprehensive

ProposalfortheKosovoStatusSelement

Introduction

Aer failure of the three UNSC resolutions    there were other

diplomatic eorts to sele the increasing conict this eorts were made with

the mediation of the so called Contact Group in Rambouillet in two rounds of

negotiationsin February andMarch of First round ofthe talks werefrom 

toFebruary whichfailed duetolack ofconsentbytheFRYSerbdelegation

there wasanother round of the talks which took place from  to  March 

which also ended with the same result , Kosovo delegation signed the agreement and

theFRYSerbiansiderefusedit

AerrefusaloftheagreementbytheFRYSerbiadelegationtheNATOaircampaign

startedon March andended on June when thegovernments ofthe

FRYandtheRepublicofSerbiaacceptedapeaceplanandsignedaMilitaryTechnical

Agreement with NATO KFOR also known as Kumanovo Agreement Military

TechnicalAgreement

ThepeaceplanwasdraedontheprinciplesoftheRambouilletAgreementswhich