Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Sovereign Democracy: Some Remarks on the Annexation of Crimea by Russia
Journal: Archiv des Völkerrechts
Year: 2014

The problem of modern-day Russia lies in its failure to reckon with its own history and in its continued imperialist tradition. Russia is deliberately testing the political integrity of the West. International law and the values it protects are being seriously challenged. The principle of self-determination of peoples has to be viewed as an instrument of justice and stability. There is no right to secession or prohibition of secession in international law. SC resolution 1244 (1999) does not proh