Law, territory and conflict resolution : law as a problem and law as a solution / edited by Matteo Nicolini, Francesco Palermo, Enrico Milano.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Nicolini, Matteo, editor.

Palermo, Francesco, editor.

Milano, Enrico, editor.

Series:

Studies in territorial and cultural diversity governance ; Volume 6.

Studies in Territorial and Cultural Diversity Governance, 2213-2570 ; Volume 6

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arbitration (International law).

Boundary disputes.

Pacific settlement of international disputes.

Dispute resolution (Law).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (391 p.)

Place of Publication:

Leiden, [Netherlands] ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : Brill Nijhoff, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Prompted by the de facto secession of Crimea in early 2014, Law, Territory and Conflict Resolution explores the role of law in territorial disputes, and therefore sheds light on the legal ‘realities’ in territorial conflicts. Seventeen scholars with backgrounds in comparative constitutional law and international law critically reflect on the well-established assumption that law is ‘part of the solution’ in territorial conflicts and ask whether the law cannot equally be ‘part of the problem’. The volume examines theory, practice, legislation and jurisprudence from various case studies, thus offering further insights on the following complex issue: can law act as an effective instrument for the governance of territorial disputes and conflicts?

Contents:

Preliminary Material / Matteo Nicolini , Francesco Palermo and Enrico Milano

Territory and Conflicts: Is International Law the Problem? / Beatrice I. Bonafè

Territory and the Law of Ownership: From Misunderstanding to Opportunity / Francesco Palermo

Beyond Majoritarian Autonomy? Legislative and Executive Power-Sharing in European Regions / Karl Kössler

Studying Territorial Autonomy as a Multiplicity of Ways to Institutionalise Ethnicity / Alexander Osipov

In Search of a Fair Balance between the Inviolability of Borders, Self-determination and Secession in International Law / Antonello Tancredi

Territorial Entitlement and Exit Scenarios / Jure Vidmar

Internationalised Territorial Regimes as Solution to Conflicts? / Maria Chiara Vitucci

Transferring Crimea from Russia to Ukraine: Historical and Legal Analysis of Soviet Legislation / Oleksandr Yarmysh and Alina Cherviatsova

Constitutions and Territorial Claims: Lessons from the Former Soviet Space / Caterina Filippini

Territorial (Se)Cession in Light of Recent Events in Crimea / Veronika Bílková

Multiple Identities in a Unitary State: Tracing the Origins of the Ukrainian Crisis Back / Simone Stefan

Shrinking Autonomy for Tatarstan and Gagauzia: The Perils of Flexible Institutional Design / Federica Prina

The Intractable Case of Northern Kosovo in the Light of the 2013 Brussels Agreement / Enrico Milano

Territorial and Ethnic Divide: A New Legal Geography for Cyprus / Matteo Nicolini

International Economic Law and Conflict Resolution: The West Bank between Dominium, Land Ownership and Land Grabbing / Federica Cristani

Dutch-German Boundary Relations in the Eems-Dollard (Ems-Dollart) Estuary: An Implicit Condominium? / Harry H.G. Post

Conclusion: Laws and Conflicts over Territories / Giuseppe Nesi

Index / Matteo Nicolini , Francesco Palermo and Enrico Milano.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

90-04-31129-7

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004311299 DOI