2 The relationship of Kosovar institutions of self-government to any continuing un administrative presence, and to the nato/kfor security presence.
3 The nature of Kosovo's borders and its relationship to neighboring states.
The starting point for any discussion of Kosovo's future must begin with un Security Council Resolution 1244 of June 1999. It created a unique political and institutional hybrid, a un protectorate with unlimited powers whose purpose is to prepare the province for substantial autonomy and self-government. There is a tension between the unlimited nature of the authority vested in the un Administration and its purpose, which is to devolve power to the people of the province. A key question about Kosovo's future status concerns how this tension should be managed: should the un be trying to "do itself out of a job" or must it remain for an indefinite period until the people of Kosovo are ready for self-government?
Publication information: Book title: The Kosovo Report: Conflict, International Response, Lessons Learned. Contributors: Independent International Commission on Kosovo - OrganizationName. Publisher: Oxford University Press. Place of publication: Oxford. Publication year: 2000. Page number: 259.