Legal aspects of the regional integration processes in the post-Soviet area / Zhenis Kembayev.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kembayev, Zhenis.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Commonwealth of Independent States.

European cooperation.

Asian cooperation.

Former Soviet republics--Economic integration.

Former Soviet republics.

Physical Description:

xii, 217 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Berlin : Springer Heidelberg, [2009]

Summary:

Legal Aspects of the Regional Integration Processes in the Post-Soviet Area is the first ever comprehensive overview of regional integration processes in the territory of the former USSR introducing the core concepts of regional integration theory and presenting a solid foundation of factual information regarding all the regional integration agreements (RIAs) operating in the Eurasian landmass and consisting of the former Soviet republics. The book analyzes the legal nature and background of the regional integration in the framework of the Commonwealth of Independent States, the Russian-Belarusian Union, the Single Economic Space, the Eurasian Economic Community and the Collective Security Treaty Organization. It also deals with the RIAs created outside of the Russian control in the format of GUAM and among Central Asian countries. Finally, the book contains conclusive remarks attempting to assess the possibility of the creation of an Eurasian Union.

Contents:

XXI Century-Era of Integration 1

Post-Soviet Area: From Disintegration to Reintegration? 3

Purpose and Structure of the Book 4

1 Regions, Integration and Regional Integration Agreements 7

1 Regions and Regionalization 7

1.1 Concept of Regions 7

1.2 Process of Regionalization: Pro and Contra 8

2 Concept of Integration 10

2.1 Problem of Definition 10

2.2 Political Vs. Economic Integration 11

2.3 Realism Vs. Functionalism 12

2.4 Intergovernmentalism Vs. Supranationalism 14

3 Regional Integration Agreements 18

3.1 Concept and Classification of Regional Integration Agreements 18

3.2 Basic Forms of Regional Integration Agreements 19

3.3 Advanced Forms of Regional Integration Agreements 20

4 Evaluation 22

2 Regional Integration in the Framework of the Entire Post-Soviet Area

5 Emergence of the CIS 25

5.1 Prelude (the Collapse of the Soviet Union) 25

5.2 Establishing Acts of the CIS 26

5.3 CIS Charter 31

6 Legal Status of the CIS 34

6.2 Is the CIS Merely a "President's Club"? 35

6.3 Is the CIS a Strong Decision-Making Entity? 37

6.4 CIS as a Loose Intergovernmental Organization 39

7 Attributes of the CIS as an International Organization 41

7.2 Conformity with International Law 42

7.3 CIS Membership 43

7.4 Purposes and Objectives of the CIS 45

7.5 Institutional Framework of the CIS 46

8 Institutions of the CIS 47

8.1 CIS Principal Organs 47

8.2 CIS Executive-Coordinative Organs 49

8.3 Executive Committee as the CIS Administrative Organ 54

8.4 CIS Subsidiary Organs 56

9 Dispute Settlement in the Framework of the CIS 61

9.2 Commission on Human Rights 62

9.3 CIS Economic Court 63

10 Military-Political Cooperation in the CIS 68

10.1 Initial Phase 68

10.2 CIS Charter of 1993 on Collective Security and Military Cooperation 71

10.3 Development of Military-Political Cooperation in 1990s 72

10.4 Latest Developments 73

11 Economic Cooperation in the CIS 74

11.1 Initial Phase 74

11.2 Disintegration of the Ruble Zone 75

11.3 Attempt to Build a New Type Economic Union 80

11.4 Reforms of 1999 87

11.5 Further Developments 88

12 Evaluation 90

3 RIAs Pursuing Advanced Forms of Integration in the Post-Soviet Area 95

13 The Duet: Russian-Belarusian Union 95

13.2 Legal Status of the Union State 97

13.3 Institutional Framework of the Union State 102

13.4 Cooperation in Foreign and Defense Policy in the Union State 111

13.5 Formation of the Single Economic Space in the Union State 114

13.6 Evaluation 120

14 The Quartet: Single Economic Space 122

14.2 Development of the SES 123

14.3 Legal Status of the SES 125

14.4 Institutions of the SES 127

14.5 Evaluation 128

15 The Sextet Plus One: Eurasian Economic Community and Collective Security Treaty Organization 129

15.2 Development of the Eurasian Economic Community 130

15.3 Legal Status of the EurAsEC 135

15.4 Institutional Framework of the EurAsEC 139

15.5 Formation of Eurasian Single Economic Space 147

15.6 Development of the Collective Security Treaty Organization 153

15.7 Legal Status of the CSTO 157

15.8 Institutional Framework of the CSTO 158

15.9 Formation of Eurasian Collective Security System 163

15.10 Evaluation 167

4 Regional Integration Agreements Created Outside of the Russian Control 171

16 GUAM 171

16.2 Development of the GUAM 172

16.3 Legal Status 174

16.4 Institutions 175

16.5 Evaluation 177

17 Integration Agreements in Central Asia 178

17.2 Development of Integration Processes in Central Asia 179

17.3 Merger of the CACO with the EurAsEC 183

17.4 Evaluation 184.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-217).

ISBN:

9783540876519

3540876510

9783540876526

3540876529

OCLC:

262720647