Non-Recognized States in the post-Soviet Region - an Overview Conference “Non-recognized States in the post-Soviet region in the law of international trade, private international law and cross-border civil procedure” Bordesholm 12-14 July 2018 Alexander Trunk
Non-recognized states (territories, entities) in the post-Soviet region – present state From Azerbaijan: Nagorno-Karabakh From Georgia: Abkhazia South Ossetia From Moldova: Transnistria From (Eastern) Ukraine: Donetsk People‘s Republic (DNR) and Lugansk People‘s Republic (LNR)
Geography
Non-recognized State Year of indep. Area (km2) Inhabitants Capital Flag President Languages Reco-gnition by Abkhazia 1992 8,660 ca. 243,000 Sokhumi Raul Khajimba Abkhaz, Russian, (+ others spoken) Russia, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Nauru, Syria, (Vanuatu, Tuvalu) South Ossetia (Alania) 3,900 ca. 53,000 Tskhinvali Anatoliy Bibilov Ossetian, Russian, (Georgian) Nagorno-Karabach (Artsach) 1991 4,400 ca. 146,000 Stepana-kert Bako Saakyan Armenian none Transnistria 3.567 ca. 475,000 Tiraspol Vadim Kras-nosel’skij Russian, Moldovan, Ukrainian DNR (Donetsk) 2014 Ca. 25.000 Ca. 2,300,000 Donetsk Alexander Zakharchenko Russian, Ukrainian LNR (Lugansk) ca. 12.000 ca. 1,400,000 Lugansk (Luhansk) Leonid Pasechnik
Some Remarks on History From Azerbaijan: Nagorno-Karabakh From Georgia: Abkhazia South Ossetia From Moldova: Transnistria From (Eastern) Ukraine: Donetsk People‘s Republic (DNR) and Lugansk People‘s Republic (LNR)
History of Nagorno-Karabach Ancient history Legend of Aran Artsakh, a Province of the Kingdom of Armenia Armenian Melikdoms Karabakh Khanate Russian rule 1917 October Revolution 1918: Independent states. Ethnic and religious tension, People’s Government of Karabakh, July 1918 1919: The British mission 1920–1921: Nagorno-Karabakh war 1920 Soviet era, 1921–1991 Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast‘ Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict (from Wikipedia) Nagorno-Karabakh War (1988–94) Border clashes (1994–2016) Four-Day War (2016) Renewed border clashes (2016–present) OSCE Minsk Group negotions (since 1992)
Governmental/administrative structures Legislature Executive branch Judiciary Questions: Effectivity? Independence?
Sochumi Stepanakert (Kharkhendi) Donetsk Tiraspol
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