Nagorno Karabagh
Subtitle: legal aspects
By: Shahen Avakian
Publisher: MIA
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Moscow
Language: eng
Number of pages: 126
ISBN-13: 9785894819600
Subjects: History; Legal ethics; International law
Description: "This  is  a  study  of  legal  issues  on  Nagorno-Karabagh.  It  does  not  intend  to  cover  the political and historical aspects; it will instead cover issues of law as they affected Karabagh in pre-Soviet period, in the period of Sovietization, and under Perestroika. It will also examine the issues of sovereignty of Nagorno-Karabagh according to the laws of the former USSR, the compliance of Azerbaijan's domestic legislation on Nagorno-Karabagh and the establishment of the independent state of Nagorno-Karabagh with the principles of international law"--Forword

"Since  a  proper  understanding  of  Nagorno-Karabagh  problem  is  complicated  both  by geopolitical  changes  and  by  frequent  and  deliberate  misinterpretation  and  misrepresentation  of Karabagh's history and legal status, we aim at presenting a brief overview of the issue from a legal point  of  view  and  demonstrate  that  Nagorno-Karabagh  has  never  been  part  of  independent Azerbaijan. Even a brief study of the legal background of the problem provides a basis to believe that Nagorno-Karabagh, apart from its historic and cultural rights, also has full legal foundations inits claims for independence or reunification with Armenia"--Forword