The Declaration of Independence of Kosovo was made on February 17, 2008 at 15:39 in the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo in Prishtina. In an extraordinary meeting attended by 109 out of a total of 120 MPs, the Assembly of Kosovo unanimously declared Kosovo an independent, sovereign and democratic state.

The legality of Kosovo's Declaration of Independence has been a controversial topic for some time. Serbia opposing the Declaration of Independence of Kosovo sought evaluation of the international validity and support for its position, allegedly that the Declaration of Independence of Kosovo was illegal.

Following this development, in October 2008, Serbia requested an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice. On July 22, 2010, the International Court of Justice, through an Advisory Decision, reconfirmed that Kosovo’s Declaration of Independence did not violate any article of International Law...