%0 Journal Article %T The Inevitable Independence of Kosovo %A Nicholas Tsagourias %J Amsterdam Law Forum %D 2012 %I VU University Library %X This note claims that the declaration of independence by Kosovo has been inevitable because it is the end-product of the process of territorial administration. This process changed the legal, political, social, economic fabric of the territory and nurtured claims to statehood. %K international law %K humanitarian intervention %K responsibility to protect %K independence %K human rights law %K Kosovo %K Russia %K Georgia %K Putin %K R2P %K UN %K Serbia %K Security Council %U http://ojs.ubvu.vu.nl/alf/article/view/61