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SNS: ICJ Decision Turned International Law into Useless Scrap of Paper
Thursday 22 July 2010 Zoom in | Print page
Bratislava, July 22 (TASR) - The verdict of the International Court of Justice in Hague on unilateral declaration of Kosovo's independence turned international law into a piece of useless paper, Slovak National Party (SNS) vice-chair Anna Belousovova said on Thursday.
According to Belousovova, this verdict enables the law of the stronger to prevail – much as it is in barbaric societies.
"It's plain to see that Kosovo did not come into existence in accordance with the international law, but was nurtured by powerful states," she said. "Perhaps the judges don't realize that they signed a verdict on themselves too, because now that the 'law of the stronger' is in effect, the existence of ICJ is no longer needed."
Kosovo represents a dangerous precedent, as it sets up a global powder keg, thinks Belousovova. "This trend can be now applied anywhere, meaning that Europe or the Middle East can soon be in flames."
She thinks that this verdict represents an important historic landmark, as future generations may learn in schools how the world looked before and after Kosovo.
SNS will insist that Slovakia maintains its dismissive stance toward Kosovo, adopted by the Parliament on March 2007. "We can't accept the verdict of ICJ that literally raped international law."
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