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[email protected] THE LEGAL AND POLITICAL FOUNDATIONS OF KOSOVO’S INDEPENDENCE MENSUR DEVA MAY 2011 MASTER THESIS SUBMITED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTERS OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS AT THE CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK ADVISOR: DR. JEAN KRASNO D E D I C A T I O N I dedicate this thesis to my wife, Rejhan, who did a role of a mother and a father for our children, as I was writing this thesis, and to my two kids Bena and Venis, who were always thoughtful and kind to me for the time that I did my researches and my thesis. A C K N O W L E D G M E N T My first debt of gratitude is owed to Dr. Jean Krasno, Professor, Department of the Masters Program in International Relations, the City College of the City University of new York, who read my first draft and helped me with her continuous support of my thesis work. It is an honor for me to be a student of Professor Krasno and Professor Juergen Dedring, who was my second reader.