The use of force in International Law: The Kosovo example

The aim of this study is to explain the development of international law within in frame of the concept of "using force", and to explain the status of Kosovo in international law in the process of unilateral independence of Kosovo starting from the civil war in Kosovo to unilateral independence of Kosovo. The subject of the study is the starts with the emergence of the concept of using force in international law and the development of international law, and continues with NATO's intervention in the civil war in Kosovo, then unilateral independence of Kosovo and mentions the states who recognize Kosovo. Finally, examined the comments of international justice court on the unilateral independence of Kosovo. The study was shaped in the context of NATO's intervention in the civil war in Kosovo with the granting of force to regional organizations in the context of the United Nations. The importance and aim of this study are to examine the process which leads to the civil war in Kosovo and NATO's intervention in Kosovo with the development of international law within the frame of using force. Key Word: Use of force, Kosovo, UN, NATO.