Full Description
The book, which covers contributions from leading international and European law scholars and analyzes the legal and political status quo of non-recognized entities, comprises three parts. The first and the second part focus on contemporary trends of legal theory and practice concerning issues pertaining to secession and non-recognized entities in international and European law, respectively. Additionally, it touches upon EU policies, the issue of EU citizenship in light of secessionist movements in Europe, and the phenomenon of exterritorial naturalization within non-recognized entities. The third part scrutinizes the legal systems of non-recognized entities in the post-Soviet area, covering Eastern Ukraine, Abkhazia, South Ossetia, Transnistria, and Nagorno-Karabakh.
Contents
Notes on Contributors
Abbreviations
Introduction
Benedikt C. Harzl and Roman Petrov
part 1
Perspectives in International Law
1 International Law and Non-Recognized Entities Towards a Frozen Future?
Bill Bowring
2 International Organizations and Non-State Territorial Entities
Jure Vidmar
3 The Arrow of Passports in the Quiver of Russia Eastern Ukraine, Abkhazia and South Ossetia in Perspective
Benedikt C. Harzl
4 Investment Disputes in Annexed Crimea from the Perspective of International Law
Stefan Lorenzmeier
part 2
Perspectives in European Law
5 The EU and Non-Recognized Territories Lessons from the Case Law of the Court of Justice of the European Union
Peter Van Elsuwege
6 EU Citizenship in Light of Secessionist Movements in the EU
Aistė Mickonytė
7 Catalonia: Self-Determination, Secession and Integration
Pau Bossacoma Busquets
part 3
Perspectives from the Field
8 The Legal System of Nagorno-Karabakh International and European Considerations
Narine Ghazaryan
9 The Legal Systems of the Donetsk/Lugansk People's Republics International and European Considerations
Roman Petrov
10 The Legal Systems of Georgia's Breakaway Regions International and European Considerations
Gaga Gabrichidze
11 The Legal System of Transnistria International and European Considerations
Johann Wolfschwenger and Lucia Leontiev
Concluding Remarks
Roman Petrov and Benedikt C. Harzl
Index
