- A victory of sorts for Kosovo | James Ker-Lindsay
It is one thing for a territory to declare independence. It's another, harder, thing for it to be recognised by key partiesKosovo's unilateral declaration of independence (UDI) in February 2008 sharply divided international opinion. On the one side, the US and many leading members of the EU argued that there was no alternative but to allow Kosovo to go its own way. Regional stability in the Balkans required nothing less than the recognition that Kosovo represented, for better or for worse, a unique case under international law.In contrast, Russia and China, supported by the majority of the world's states, argued that Kosovo could not be regarded as sui generis. If it could declare independence then the way would be open for others to follow. It was in this context that Serbia managed to secure a resolution putting the very question of the legality of the declaration of independence before the international court of justice.The proceedings themselves proved to be fascinating. While the countries that opposed the declaration of independence resorted to fairly standard arguments about the sanctity of state borders, the states that had recognised Kosovo used an array of approaches to justify Kosovo's right to secede from Serbia. Perhaps the key argument made was that a declaration of independence has no legal meaning in itself. It is the act of recognition that counts, and this is a political decision that remains the sovereign prerogative of states. In other words, it was suggested that the court had been asked the wrong question.But there were other arguments: for example, that Kosovo had a special position under the Yugoslav constitution; that the human rights abuses suffered by the Kosovo Albanians during the Milosevic era made further Serbian sovereignty over the provi これは、地域の独立を宣言するために1つの事です
- UN court rejects Karadzic postponement appeal
A top UN war crimes tribunal on Thursday turned down an appeal by former Bosnian Serb wartime leader Radovan Karadzic to have his genocide case postponed.The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia's appeals chamber, strongly backed the trial court which had warned it will carry on with hearings even if Karadzic resumes a boycott.He refused to attend the first three days of the hearings saying he had not been given enough time to prepare. 木曜日のトップ、国連の戦争犯罪法廷は、旧ユーゴスラビアの控。室の彼の虐殺事件postponed.The国際刑事裁判所を持って、強くそれが実行されます警告していた第一審裁判所を支持して元ボスニアのセルビア人戦時指導者ラドバンカラジッチの控訴を棄。公聴会もカラジッチはboycott.Heを再開ヒアリング、彼は十分な時間を準備するが与えられていなかったというのが最初の3日間の出席を拒否した
- New Yorker's 20 under 40: a diverse and interesting line-up
Authors from countries including China and Ethiopia bring a fresh tempo to the story of life in 21st-century AmericaAnyone concerned that America is becoming an insular nation should take heart from the latest New Yorker list. Here are writers from China, Ethiopia, Russia, former Yugoslavia, all of whom are winding new immigrant stories into the narrative of American life in the early 21st century, much as the fugitives from war-torn Europe did in the 20th century.Dinaw Mengestu, whose first novel won the Guardian first book prize in 2007, speaks for a generation of young Ethiopians who have made Washington their home.Published in the UK as Children of the Revolution, the novel appeared in the US as The Beautiful Things that Heaven Bears – somewhat bizarrely, given its downbeat subject matter.Mengestu's cast of braggarts and drifters look on helplessly as the yuppies move in on their deadbeat neighbourhood, gentrifying the houses while boycotting the mouldering cornershops.Yet it is not only new characters that writers such as Mengestu or another Guardian prizewinner, Yiyun Li, bring to the party, but fresh tempos and tempers. Mengestu's prose is so restrained as to seem at times almost lethargic, while Chinese-born Yiyun Li's debut story collection and the novel that followed it have a flatness of style that is not incidental to her storytelling but an essential part of it.Compare these with the neurotic realism of the one married couple to appear on the list, Jonathan Safran Foer – another Guardian prizewinner – and the undersung Nicole Krauss, both of whom write within the rich European Jewish tradition of Isaac Bashevis Singer and Philip Roth. Or with Joshua Ferris, whose first novel, Then We Came to the End, offered a pin-sharp post-modern portrait of office life.O 中国やエチオピアなどの国々から筆者らは、21世紀のAmericaAnyoneでの生活の物語は、アメリカは、最新のニューヨーカーのリストから心臓を取る必要があります島の国になっている関係者に新鮮なテンポをもたらす
- Letter: Basil Davidson obituary
Michael Barratt Brown writes: I first met Basil Davidson (obituary, 10 July) in Cairo in 1943, and established a lifelong friendship with him and his wife Marion. Basil was head of the Yugoslav section of the Special Operations Executive (SOE), and I was working for the Middle East Relief Administration, later the UN Relief and Rehabilitation Administration.Basil was dropped into occupied Yugoslavia, and when he came out of the territory of Vojvodina in 1944, I invited him to speak to our group of relief workers, based in Italy and preparing to go into Yugoslavia as and when the Germans retreated. What this tall man in immaculate battle dress and enormous boots had to tell us was of great importance. The food and medical supplies we were to take to the starving areas of Bosnia and Croatia were desperately needed, but we should recognise that the local authorities established by the partisans would be perfectly capable of ensuring their distribution in the fairest possible manner. As a result of this talk, some of the Americans present, who had expected to be in charge of relief distribution, returned to the US.Long after the event, Basil told me of something he had organised before he went to Yugoslavia. This was the recruitment into SOE of a number of Canadian communist sympathisers who were of Yugoslav origin and spoke the languages. Basil was able to organise this because he met Vlado Dedijer, a partisan colonel, who had been evacuated to a British hospital, and had a brother, Stefan, living in the US.The British and Soviet intelligence services had an agreement to exchange information during the war, so Basil was able to find the names of Canadians of military age who were Communist party members. He communicated these to Stefan, who smuggled himself マイケルバラットブラウン氏は書いている：私が最初にバジルデビッドソン（死亡、10月）カイロで1943年に、彼と彼の妻マリオンと生涯の友情を確立会った
- Slovenia receives warning from European Commission
Slovenia on Thursday received four separate warnings from the European Commission (EC) that legal action against the former Yugoslav republic could be pending if within two months it does not fully comply with specified European Union legislation, reported the Slovenian news agency STA.
The warnings were issued for Slovenia's failure to harmonize its legislation in the fields of public tenders, audio and visual services, and the gas and electricity sectors. A fourth warning was issued for not ... 法的に対して行動STAをスロベニアの報道機関の完。旧ユーゴスラビア共和国でしたが、それはしないヶ月保留中の場合に2つの指定を遵守がECのスロベニアは、木曜日（委員会受。欧州の4つの別々の警告を）から欧州連合の法律、と報じた
- Chile end 48-year wait for World Cup victory
Chile secured a first World Cup win in 48 years by edging Honduras 1-0 on Wednesday through a late first-half goal from striker Jean Beausejour.The Group H success ended a 13-game winless run spanning four tournaments for the Chilean 'Reds' since defeating Yugoslavia on June 16 1962 to finish third as hosts.Switzerland are the next opponents for a team coached by Marcel Bielsa, who is desperate to make the second round from a pool including title favourites Spain after failing to do so with his native Argentina eight years ago. チリは48歳で11日、ストライカージャンBeausejour.TheグループHの成功後半から前半に1点をホンジュラスを1-0で縁取りで勝つ13ゲームひびき。。u0026#39;をチリレッズの4つのトーナメントにまたがるエンドの最初のワールドカップを確保1962年6月16日の3番目としてhosts.Switzerland終了するユーゴスラビアを破って以来、チームのマルセロビエルサので、母国アルゼンチンで行うには失敗した後、タイトルを含めてプールのお気に入りスペインから第2ラウンドを作るのに必死ですが監督は、次の相手がいる8年前
- Slovenian deputies push referendum process along
An overwhelming majority of deputies -- 86 out of 90 -- in the Slovenian National Assembly on Monday voted for legislation that will open the door to a referendum on what is perceived as a crucial question for this tiny Alpine state, reported the Slovenian news agency STA.
At the heart of the issue is whether this former Yugoslav republic tucked between Italy, Austria and Croatia should respect an arbitration decision which could seal the fate of its access to international waters.
This bo ... 議員の圧倒的多数は、 - 86、90のうち - スロベニア国会は21日、この小さなアルパイン状態の重要な問題として認識されて何が国民への扉を開きます
- Croatians vote for president to lead EU entry
Croatians vote Sunday in a presidential run-off pitting a leftwing professor against the populist Zagreb mayor, with the winner expected to lead the former Yugoslav republic into the European Union. 大統領選出馬のクロアチア投票日曜日のポピュリズムザグレブ市長に対して左派教。食オフ、優勝者には欧州連合に旧ユーゴスラビア共和国をリードすると予想した
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