Conflict in the Caucasus [electronic resource] : Implications for International Legal Order /
Green, J.editor.
Waters, C.editor.
This book addresses multiple aspects of the conflict between Georgia and Russia over the breakaway region of South Ossetia in August 2008, including the use of force, human rights, transnational litigation and international law 'rhetoric'. The particulars of the conflict are explored alongside their wider implications for international order.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
The Caucasus conflict and the role of law / Christopher P.M. Waters -- Caucuses in the Caucasus : the application of the right of self-determination / Robert McCorquodale and Kristin Hausler -- Passportization, peacekeepers and proportionality : the Russian claim of the protection of nationals abroad in self-defence / James A. Green -- The International Court of Justice and the provisional measures order in the Georgia v Russian Federation case / Sandy Ghandhi -- Georgia, Russia and the crisis of the Council of Europe : inter-state applications, individual complaints, and the future of the strasbourg model of human rights litigation / Bill Bowring -- A 'Sea of Tiny Houses' : novel approaches to ending forced displacement following the 2008 Russia-Georgia conflict / Anneke Smit -- The battles after the battle : international law and the Russia-Georgia conflict / Christoph H. Stefes and Julie A. George.
This book addresses multiple aspects of the conflict between Georgia and Russia over the breakaway region of South Ossetia in August 2008, including the use of force, human rights, transnational litigation and international law 'rhetoric'. The particulars of the conflict are explored alongside their wider implications for international order.
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