Peacekeeping in Eastern Ukraine: The Legitimacy of a Request and The Competence of the United Nations General Assembly
Journal: Journal of Conflict and Security Law
Year: 2016

In the last two years, the conflict in Eastern Ukraine has been analysed by legal experts in relation to the possible secession of the eastern territories and its legal and political consequences. Less attention has been given to a peaceful settlement of the dispute through the deployment of UN peacekeeping forces. The peacekeeping solution is quite appealing, but it is not straightforward, due to the Russian opposition in the Security Council. In order to adopt it, the international community n