The 2008 Kosovo declaration of independence was adopted on 17 February 2008 by the Assembly of Kosovo. In a meeting attended by 109 of the total 120 members, the assembly unanimously declared Kosovo to be independent from Serbia, while all 11 representatives of the Serb minority boycotted the proceedings. This minority was found to be common in the northern District of Mitrovica, bordering Serbia. It was the second declaration of independence by Kosovo’s Albanian-majority political institutions; the first was proclaimed on 7 September 1990.
However, the declaration violates the eighth article of the Constitution of The Republic of Serbia. Hence, it is illegal in Serbian constitutional law.
As a result of the ICJ decision, a joint Serbia-EU resolution was passed in the United Nations General Assembly which called for an EU-facilitated dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia to “promote cooperation, achieve progress on the path to the European Union and improve the lives of the people.” The dialogue resulted in the 2013 Brussels deal between Serbia and Kosovo which abolished all of the Republic of Serbia’s institutions in Kosovo. Dejan Pavi?evi? is the official representative of Serbia to Kosovo. Valdet Sadiku is the official representative of Kosovo to Serbia.
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