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Eastern And Southern Ukraine's Right To Secede And Join The Russian Federation: A Text Based Argument, John Ja Burke
Eastern And Southern Ukraine's Right To Secede And Join The Russian Federation: A Text Based Argument, John Ja Burke
John JA Burke
This article aims to answer a multi-faceted question: do the people occupying the region of Eastern and Southern Ukraine have the right to secede from Ukraine and merge with the Russian Federation? It also evaluates the legal status of the economic sanctions imposed upon the Russian Federation for its alleged interference in the internal affairs of Ukraine.
Public International Law provides no definitive answer to the first question, although “conventional wisdom” denies a right of secession. The denial turns primarily on two United Nations General Assembly Resolutions: (1) the UN General Assembly Declaration on Decolonisation, and (2) the UN General …
Eastern And Southern Ukraine's Right To Secede And Join The Russian Federation: A Secessionist Manifesto, John Ja Burke
Eastern And Southern Ukraine's Right To Secede And Join The Russian Federation: A Secessionist Manifesto, John Ja Burke
John JA Burke
This article aims to answer a multi-faceted question: do the people occupying the region of Eastern and Southern Ukraine have the right to secede from Ukraine and merge with the Russian Federation? It also evaluates the legal status of the economic sanctions imposed upon the Russian Federation for its alleged interference in the internal affairs of Ukraine.
Public International Law provides no definitive answer to the first question, although “conventional wisdom” denies a right of secession. The denial turns primarily on two United Nations General Assembly Resolutions: (1) the UN General Assembly Declaration on Decolonisation, and (2) the UN General …