Essay from the year 2008 in the subject Law - European and International Law, Intellectual Properties, grade: 1,6, Free University of Berlin (Center for Global Politics), course: International Law, language: English, abstract: On 17 February 2008, Kosovo province declared its independence from the Republic of Serbia in order to become a separate republic. Kosovo's declaration of independence is quite controversially discussed, splitting the international community. Accordingly, Kosovo at present is only a partially recognized state within the international community.