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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
Also of note, the Parti Quebecois sent a recognition letter to Kosovo. They must be drooling over the idea of declaring independence without a refurendum. They can just pamper their populace until support is over 50%, and then declare independence unilaterally. This why Canada has yet to recognize Kosovo.
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Well this is exactly the concern I have. The Supreme Court ruled that Quebec would not be legally able to unilaterally secede under domestic and international law. Now that there is a precedent it reopens the whole book. And not just for Quebec, off the top of my head there are secessionist movements in many countries including: Russia, China, UK, Spain, Israel, Pakistan, Greece, India, Cyprus, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, Indonesia, Morocco, Philippines and probably a whole whack of other countries. Each instance has similarities and differences with Kosovo; the UN would have its hands full for the next ten years.
This has huge implications for the UN and international law. How would these tiny countries be able to support themselves? Kosovo has a strong ethnic identity, but lacks the resources to support itself. It is already a major portal of organised crime, trafficking humans, weapons, drugs. I am baffled as to why the EU is so supportive of Kosovo's independence. Like Lewis MacKenzie says, it is probably because they don't want the NATO intervention in 1999 to look like it was a mistake. But then again under the new Responsibility to Protect doctrine you don't need to make an excuse to justify the use of force, because the international community has recognised it is alright to do so when there is a threat of crimes against humanity, so they wouldn't have any mistakes to cover up. Which brings us to Darfur... okay I am just rambling now.