The Return of Novorossiya: Why Russia's Intervention in Ukraine Exposes the Weakness of International Law
In: Minnesota Journal of International Law, Jg. 24 (2015-07-01), S. 351
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I. INTRODUCTION The end of the Cold War unleashed optimism that a new relationship between the West and Russia could be grounded in mutual adherence to international norms and institutions. 1 Although Russia's emergence from its Soviet mold was hobbled by economic turmoil and political corruption, 2 its attempt to instigate democratic and legal reforms 3 and later enter the WTO 4 suggested that the geopolitical divide between the West and Russia had been supplanted by Russia's desire to integrate itself into the global economy. 5 However, the events of 2014 and 2015 in Ukraine have dashed the West's hopes about Russia's transformation into a norms-respecting power. 6 Russia's annexation of Crimea 7 and subsequent occupation-in-all-but-name of eastern Ukraine 8 have not only raised the likelihood of a new protracted geopolitical standoff, but also denigrated international legal norms designed to provide consultative processes for the diffusion of interstate tensions. 9 The crisis in eastern Ukraine began when former President Viktor Yanukovych declined to sign an association agreement with the European Union ("EU") that would have paved the way for Ukraine's admission into that transnational polity. 10 Widespread popular anger over Yanukovych's action resulted in the eruption of protests in Kiev that eventually led to his ouster and to a period of protracted internal turmoil. 11 Yanukovych's successors pledged to renew efforts to integrate Ukraine into the EU. 12 In response, Russia annexed Crimea and began supporting an armed rebellion in the eastern part of Ukraine in order to keep the ...
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The Return of Novorossiya: Why Russia's Intervention in Ukraine Exposes the Weakness of International Law
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Twardowski, Adam |
Zeitschrift: | Minnesota Journal of International Law, Jg. 24 (2015-07-01), S. 351 |
Veröffentlichung: | 2015 |
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