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1 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 July Alexander Trunk

2 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)

3 Geography

4 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 Ca. 2,300,000 Donetsk Alexander Zakharchenko Russian, Ukrainian LNR (Lugansk) ca ca. 1,400,000 Lugansk (Luhansk) Leonid Pasechnik

5 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)

6 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)

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8 Governmental/administrative structures
Legislature Executive branch Judiciary Questions: Effectivity? Independence?

9 Sochumi Stepanakert (Kharkhendi) Donetsk Tiraspol

10 Thank you very much for your attention!


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