(Self-)Isolation of the Russian Academic Legal Community: A Case Study of Research Into Military Interventions for Humanitarian Purposes
Journal: Goettingen Journal of International Law
Year: 2025

This article explores the phenomenon of the Russian academic legal community’s isolation. It particularly focuses on the parts of the community conducting their research in international law and military interventions for humanitarian purposes. A quadrifactorial explanation for this isolation is proposed: domestic legal acts, the government’s educational policy, insufficient knowledge of foreign languages, and cultural and political beliefs impact the way Russian jurists perceive the internation