The Crisis in Ukraine: The Annexation of Crimea and the Boundaries of the Will of the People
Journal: SSRN Electronic Journal
Year: 2016

The secession of Crimea and — more broadly — the conflict in Ukraine reopened questions concerning the limits of a democratic expression of the will of the people and the use of force in order to procure annexation of a territory belonging to another State. This article seeks to clarify the law governing the change of the legal status of a territory through secession and merger with another state. It argues not only that the right of self determination does not grant an entitlement to alter the