Buchan, R. and Tsagourias, N. (2017) The Crisis in Crimea and the Principle of Non-Intervention. International Community Law Review, 19 (2-3). pp. 165-193. ISSN 1871-9740
Abstract
During the civil unrest in Ukraine in early 2014 Russia began supplying rebel groups in Crimea with military equipment, deployed military forces into Crimea and encouraged and supported Crimea’s secession from Ukraine. This article claims that Russia’s conduct between February and March 2014 constitutes unlawful intervention and not a use of force. It reaches this conclusion by, first, exploring the meaning and content of the principles of non-intervention and the non-use of force and then, second, by examining Russia’s justifications namely, that it intervened at the request of Ukraine’s competent authorities, to protect endangered Russian citizens and to support Crimea’s claim to self-determination. The overall aim of this article is to highlight the content and meaning as well as the legal boundaries of the principle of (non)intervention as an international legal norm distinct from the prohibition against the use of force.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2016, Brill Academic Publishers. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in International Community Law Review. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > School of Law (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 05 Jan 2017 15:11 |
Last Modified: | 13 Jun 2019 00:38 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1163/18719732-12341353 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Brill Academic Publishers |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1163/18719732-12341353 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:109877 |