The Annexation of Crimea Before the Courts
Journal: Open Repository and Bibliography (University of Luxembourg)
Year: 2018

In accordance with the practice of a majority of States, the incorporation of Crimea into the Russian Federation can be qualified as a case of annexation. As a serious breach of international law, it raises a certain number of questions with regard to the respective rights and obligations of all relevant actors. With no conventional resolution of the dispute between Russia and Ukraine in sight, judicial remedies—both before national and international courts and tribunals—are destined to play a k