Kushtrim Istrefi blogged in EJIL:TALK! about Difference between States and Countries

Kushtrim Istrefi blogged in EJIL:TALK! about Difference between States and Countries as International Law Actors following a recent the General Court of the European Union (GCEU)

He starts off: "On 23 September 2020, the General Court of the European Union (GCEU) in  rendered a judgment that will surely become an important footnote in any textbook of public international law dealing with treaties and subjects. In this case, the GCEU ruled, among others, on whether certain acts by the EU in relation to Kosovo amounted to its recognition as a sovereign State, in particular the conclusion by the EU of international agreements with Kosovo and recognition by the EU of its representations in different EU mechanisms."