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Establishment of special court affirms state sovereignty (Koha Ditore)

According to the writer of this editorial peace, Halil Matoshi, the request of Kosovo allies to establish the special court for the alleged war crimes is a confirmation of Kosovo’s sovereignty as a subject of the international justice. If the opposite was the case, considers Matoshi, then, based on Resolution 1244, the United Nations together with Serbia, would establish a court which would have jurisdiction over Kosovo.

Therefore, he continues, establishment of the special court by the Assembly of Kosovo, is a vital state interest. “Secondly, it is a confirmation of being a sovereign state and subject to the international justice and realistic international relations.”

According to Matoshi, establishment of the court is proof that Kosovo is a normal state and not a failed one. “A normal state, ruled by state reason (Raison d’Etat)” he writes adding that the decision to establish the court would also represent a state which supports human rights mechanisms and which has sensitivity for the victims.