(Negative) Effects of Kosovo and Metohija’s Membership of the Council of Europe with Reference to Serbian and International Experience Cover Image

(Негативне) перспективе учлањења Косова и Метохије у Савет Европе – осврт на српско и међународно искуство
(Negative) Effects of Kosovo and Metohija’s Membership of the Council of Europe with Reference to Serbian and International Experience

Author(s): Ratomir Milikić
Subject(s): International Law, Government/Political systems, International relations/trade, Comparative politics
Published by: Институт за политичке студије
Keywords: Council of Europe; Serbia; Kosovo and Metohija; Marty’s report; democratic principles; international law;

Summary/Abstract: From a historical perspective the paper encapsulates the experience of Serbia (the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Serbia and Montenegro) in the process of accession to the Council of Europe (CoE), analyzing the qualifications required for membership of the pan-European organization. A comparative method has been used to explore the experiences and requirements set for Serbia, providing an explanation as to why a possible move by Kosovo and Metohija to join the CoE would be unfeasible. Having listed the points of cooperation between Pristina and Strasbourg, the paper is also offering a breakdown of relevant views on Kosovo and Metohija by the organization. The number of CoE member states that haven’t recognized the self-proclaimed independence of Kosovo and Metohija is not small, which only adds to the complexity of a request for membership, hardly in accord with the consensual decisions the CoE has reached thus far.

  • Issue Year: 2016
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 65-82
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Serbian