The Crimea Crisis from an International Law Perspective

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dc.contributor.authorMarxsen, Christian
dc.date.accessioned2018-11-01T14:25:08Z
dc.date.available2018-11-01T14:25:08Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractIn February and March 2014, Ukraine was literally overrun by a chain of events that eventually led to Crimea’s incorporation into Russian territory. Crimean and Russian authorities jointly used the internal conflict in Ukraine to deprive the Ukrainian government of its control over Crimea, to hold a so-called referendum, and to declare Crimea’s independence. On the day after independence was declared, Russia formally recognized Crimea as an independent state, and the Crimean parliament requested Russia to admit Crimea to the Russian Federation. Soon after that, the accession treaty was signed, and, within a few more days, all Russian constitutional requirements for Crimea’s accession to the Russian Federation were fulfilled. All parties to the conflict refer to international law to justify their positions. The Crimean authorities and Russia claim that Russia had a legal basis for intervening and that Crimea had the right to secede from Ukraine. Most states, however, reject these claims. Thus, three questions are presented: Was Crimea’s secession lawful under international law? To what extent has Russia violated international law? And what is Crimea’s status? This article addresses these questions. Part 1 briefly describes the relevant circumstances and events leading to Crimea’s secession. Part 2 reviews the legal obligations between Ukraine and Russia concerning territorial integrity and the prohibition against the use and threat of force. Parts 3 and 4 discuss the legality of Russia’s intervention in Crimea and the legality of Crimea’s secession from Ukraine, respectively. Part 5 concludes this article by answering the questions it raises.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMarxsen Ch. The Crimea Crisis from an International Law Perspective / Christian Marxsen // Kyiv-Mohyla Law and Politics Journal. - 2016. - No. 2 : Legal and Political Dimensions of Contemporary Conflicts in Europe. - P. 13-36.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2414-9942
dc.identifier.urihttps://ekmair.ukma.edu.ua/handle/123456789/14540
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.18523/kmlpj88177.2016-2.13-36
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.relation.sourceKyiv-Mohyla Law and Politics Journal. - 2016. - № 2en_US
dc.statusfirst publisheden_US
dc.subjectuse of forceen_US
dc.subjectself-determinationen_US
dc.subjectintervention by invitationen_US
dc.subjectUkraineen_US
dc.subjectCrimeaen_US
dc.subjectRussiaen_US
dc.subjectarticleen_US
dc.titleThe Crimea Crisis from an International Law Perspectiveen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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