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The International Court of Justice (ICJ) gave on 22 July 2010 an advisory opinion on the legality under international law of the unilateral declaration of the independence of Kosovo. The ICJ found that the declaration was neither contrary to general international law nor did it violate the territorial integrity of Serbia. This ruling, besides having effect on the parties concerned, could also constitute a basis for interpretation in similar cases of conflict between peoples’ right to self-determination and the right of territorial integrity of the state.