臺灣獨立與國際法庭關於科索夫獨立的意見書

ICJ Opinion on Kosovo Independence and Its Implications for Taiwan's Self-Determination

2010年7月22日，國際法庭回覆聯合國大會對科索夫獨立的提問，認為科索夫單方面宣告獨立並沒有違反國際法。相對於該意見書發佈之前在政治和法律上引起的劇烈爭議，支持與反對科索夫獨立的雙方，在意見書發佈之後，都展現了相當的自制。本文主張，由於國際法庭在這個民族自決議題上，採取了一個創新的國際法原則，也就是「民主化補救分離原則」，因此有效解決過去幾世紀以來造成國際政治動亂的民族自決議題。

On 22 july 2010, in response to a request by the United Nations General Assembly, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued an opinion on the Kosovo case, stating that Kosovo's unilateral declaration of independence is not in violation of international law. In contrast to the extravagant political and legal controversies concerning Kosovo's independence before the ICJ opinion was issued, both supporters and opponents of Kosovo's independence have revealed remarkable self-restraint in their reaction to the opinion.