Reunification of Crimea with Russia: A Russian Perspective
Journal: Chinese Journal of International Law
Year: 2014

This Journal recently published Rein Müllerson's article, Ukraine: Victim of Geopolitics.1 This letter aims to follow up on that theme and consider it from some other perspectives. 1. The principle of the right of nations to self-determination includes the right to secession only for those nations that are not under the authority of “a government representing the whole people belonging to the territory without distinction as to race, creed or colour” (Friendly Relations Declaration, 1970). Thus,