this week the higgs international court of justice ruled the cause of us declaration of independence was legal while the court's decision is non-binding it sparked international controversy the u.s. and many european countries praised the move but moscow warned it set a dangerous precedent and still wants dialogue between serbia and kosovo belgrade argues the court only focused on the declaration and said nothing about the legality of course of us as an independent state so your claims because of our success in february two thousand and eight violated its territorial integrity and its pledge to step up its diplomatic efforts to stop more countries recognizing a journalist and historian and the bush of knowledge says there are several reasons why because of our cannot be called an independent state. it's pretty much a death sentence for international law this is a textbook case of. clear violation of both the un resolution twelve forty four and all the accepted norms of international law. honestly was expecting a more nuanced decision along the lines of it was illegal but it doesn't m