ABSTRACT
Prior to making its recommendations on the recognition of Yugoslavia’s republics, the Badinter Commission made three crucial rulings. These were important as they provided a basis upon which recognition of Yugoslavia’s secessionist republics within internal federal borders was recommended. The first ruling related to whether Yugoslavia was the subject of secession or whether it was in the process of dissolution. The second related to the scope of self-determination. The third related to the relevance of uti possidetis juris to cases outside the context of decolonisation. Each of these rulings needs to be analysed in detail.
