How (not) to recognise Kosovo: judicial pragmatism or judicial whitewash?

Dr Alexander Orakhelashvili discusses the judgment by the Court of Justice of the European Union on legal status of Kosovo

Dr Alexander Orakhelashvili

Dr Alexander Orakhelashvili

Since the Unilateral Declaration of Independence (UDI) in Kosovo in 2008, the status of that entity has remained unsettled, and it certainly has not qualified to be a State. Nevertheless, Kosovo has obtained recognitions from many States and acceded to some forms of international cooperation.