German law journal, Vol. 08 No 01 (1-20 pag.)
Introduction - From Province to Protectorate to State?
The province of Kosovo – 2 million people in 11,000 square kilometres of territory
nestled between Serbia to the North and Albania and Macedonia to the South – was
thrust into the international limelight when Serbian actions to repress Kosovo
Albanian calls for independence made it a subject of international concern at the
end of the 1990s.
Sovereignty Lost?
The Right to Internal Self-determination
Loss of Effective Control Equals the Loss of Sovereignty
The Security Council’s Power to Impose Independence
Resolution 1244
The Maintenance of Peace and Security
Implications for international law
Conclusions
