In July the International Court of Justice, in an advisory opinion, said that the declaration had not been contrary to international law.
The ICJ opined that Kosovo's declaration had not been illegal.Yet Mr Jeremic insists he has done the right thing.
However, the Houthis are from the north, and their declaration has not been recognised by southern leaders.
But the Houthis are minority Shia from the north, and their declaration has not been recognised by Sunni tribesmen and southern leaders, threatening Yemen with a further descent into chaos.
Since then, the declaration has not been used, although the United States since World War II has waged wars requiring substantial troop commitments for 32 out of the last 72 years (including Korea, Vietnam, Desert Storm and the jihadist wars).
So far, the ministers' declarations have not been verified, although Mr Hollande wants to set up a new body to do so.
"It has come to my attention," Shorten replied, "that the declaration hasn't been made until very recently... in the last few days".
"At the moment, trainers coming into this country with runners do have to sign a declaration that the horses have not been given a range of substances and anabolic steroids is on that list, but I think most trainers think that's not really good enough and it needs to be tightened up," he said.
Also, the different drafts of the declaration to be adopted in Brighton have not been officially shared with civil society organisations.
But state legislatures, which typically receive far less media attention even as they have an arguably more direct impact on their constituents, have not been immune to declarations of "me too".
