On July 22 , 2010 the International Court of Justice ruled that the declaration did not violate international law . On July 22 , 2010 the International Court of Justice ruled that the declaration did not violate international law , because it was not issued by the Assembly of Kosovo , Provisional Institutions of Self-Government , or any other official body and thus the authors , who named themselves `` representatives of the people of Kosovo '' were not bound by the Constitutional Framework ( promulgated by UNMIK ) or by UNSCR1244 that is addressed only to United Nations Member States and organs of the United Nations .