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This book takes four conflicts in the post-Soviet Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) as a starting point for examining the current state of the law of self-determination and secession. Four entities, Transnistria (Moldova), South Ossetia, Abkhazia (both Georgia), and Nagorno-Karabakh (Azerbaijan), claim to be entitled not only to self-determination but also to secession from their mother state. For this entitlement they rely on historic affiliations and on charges of discrimination and massive human rights violations committed by their mother state. This book sets out its analysis of these critical issues providing a detailed understanding of the principles of international law on which they rely. The first part sets out the contours and meaning of self-determination and secession, including an overall assessment of secession within the CIS. The second section provides case studies investigating the events in Transnistria, South Ossetia, Abkhazia, and Nagorno-Karabakh in greater detail. The third and final section extends the scope of the examination, providing a comparative analysis of similar conflicts involving questions of self-determination and secession in Kosovo, Western Sahara, and Eritrea. The book concludes with a Postscript on the developments in the Crimea in February/March 2014.

Self-determination, National --- Secession --- Self-determination, National. --- Secession. --- Sovereignty --- Separatist movements --- National self-determination --- Nationalism --- Nation-state --- Nationalities, Principle of --- Commonwealth of Independent States. --- CEI --- CIS --- Communauté des Etats indépendants --- Commonwealth States --- Comunità di Stati indipendenti --- Gemeinschaft Unabhängiger Staaten --- GUS (Commonwealth of Independent States) --- Ḥever ha-ʻAmim --- Ḥever ha-Medinot ha-ʻAtsmaʼiyot --- Itsenäisten valtioiden yhteisö --- IVY (Organization) --- Newly Independent States of the Former Soviet Union --- NIS --- SND --- SNG --- Sodruzhestvo nezavisimykh gosudarstv --- Spivdruz︠h︡nistʹ nezalez︠h︡nykh derz︠h︡av --- Strany Sodruzhestva --- Tongnip Kukka Yŏnhap --- Wspólnota Niepodległych Państw --- ZND --- Zajednica nezavisnih država --- Koinopoliteia Anexartētōn Kratōn --- SovereigntyCommonwealth of Independent States.

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This volume brings together new contributions from renowned academic scholars, from experts on economies in transition and from the United Nations, the European Union, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development as well as other international agencies. It aims to answer fundamental questions and spell out policy options to address the challenges for economies in transition. The volume includes comparative studies focusing on all transition economies, including Central and Eastern Europe, as well as regions such as Western Balkans and the Commonwealth of Independent States.

Commonwealth of Independent States. --- Europe -- Economic conditions. --- Europe, Central -- Economic conditions -- 21st century. --- Europe, Central -- Economic policy -- 21st century. --- Europe, Eastern -- Economic conditions -- 21st century. --- Europe, Eastern -- Economic policy -- 21st century. --- Former Soviet republics -- Economic conditions -- 21st century. --- Former Soviet republics -- Economic policy -- 21st century. --- Mixed economy -- Europe, Central. --- Mixed economy -- Europe, Eastern. --- Mixed economy -- Europe. --- Mixed economy -- Former Soviet republics. --- Mixed economy --- Economy, Mixed --- Third way (Economics) --- Capitalism --- Socialism --- CEI --- CIS --- Communauté des Etats indépendants --- Commonwealth States --- Comunità di Stati indipendenti --- Gemeinschaft Unabhängiger Staaten --- GUS (Commonwealth of Independent States) --- Ḥever ha-ʻAmim --- Ḥever ha-Medinot ha-ʻAtsmaʼiyot --- Itsenäisten valtioiden yhteisö --- IVY (Organization) --- Newly Independent States of the Former Soviet Union --- NIS --- SND --- SNG --- Sodruzhestvo nezavisimykh gosudarstv --- Spivdruz︠h︡nistʹ nezalez︠h︡nykh derz︠h︡av --- Strany Sodruzhestva --- Tongnip Kukka Yŏnhap --- Wspólnota Niepodległych Państw --- ZND --- Zajednica nezavisnih država --- Koinopoliteia Anexartētōn Kratōn

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This book makes two central claims: first, that mineral-rich states are cursed not by their wealth but, rather, by the ownership structure they choose to manage their mineral wealth and second, that weak institutions are not inevitable in mineral-rich states. Each represents a significant departure from the conventional resource curse literature, which has treated ownership structure as a constant across time and space and has presumed that mineral-rich countries are incapable of either building or sustaining strong institutions - particularly fiscal regimes. The experience of the five petroleum-rich Soviet successor states (Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, the Russian Federation, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan) provides a clear challenge to both of these assumptions. Their respective developmental trajectories since independence demonstrate not only that ownership structure can vary even across countries that share the same institutional legacy but also that this variation helps to explain the divergence in their subsequent fiscal regimes.

Relation between energy and economics --- Organization theory --- Russia --- Commonwealth of Independent States --- Petroleum industry and trade --- 338.013 --- 338.047 --- 338.731 --- CIS / Commonwealth Of Independant States - Gos - Cei --- Belang, verdeling en beleid van de natuurlijke rijkdommen. Grondstoffen --- Privé en openbare bedrijven. Openbare diensten. Gemengde economie --- Aardolie. Aardolieschok --- Social Sciences --- Political Science --- Petroleum industry and trade - Soviet Union --- Commonwealth of Independent States. --- CEI --- CIS --- Communauté des Etats indépendants --- Commonwealth States --- Comunità di Stati indipendenti --- Gemeinschaft Unabhängiger Staaten --- GUS (Commonwealth of Independent States) --- Ḥever ha-ʻAmim --- Ḥever ha-Medinot ha-ʻAtsmaʼiyot --- Itsenäisten valtioiden yhteisö --- IVY (Organization) --- Newly Independent States of the Former Soviet Union --- NIS --- SND --- SNG --- Sodruzhestvo nezavisimykh gosudarstv --- Spivdruz︠h︡nistʹ nezalez︠h︡nykh derz︠h︡av --- Strany Sodruzhestva --- Tongnip Kukka Yŏnhap --- Wspólnota Niepodległych Państw --- ZND --- Zajednica nezavisnih država --- Koinopoliteia Anexartētōn Kratōn

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Recent events in places like Kosovo and Georgia have put the spotlight on the international law of self-determination and secession. However, the definition of these concepts and the conditions for their application are unclear. This book sheds light on the meaning of self-determination and secession, with reference to four key post-Soviet regions.

Self-determination, National --- Secession --- International Law --- Law, Politics & Government --- International Law - General --- Commonwealth of Independent States. --- Sovereignty --- Separatist movements --- National self-determination --- Nationalism --- Nation-state --- Nationalities, Principle of --- CEI --- CIS --- Communauté des Etats indépendants --- Commonwealth States --- Comunità di Stati indipendenti --- Gemeinschaft Unabhängiger Staaten --- GUS (Commonwealth of Independent States) --- Ḥever ha-ʻAmim --- Ḥever ha-Medinot ha-ʻAtsmaʼiyot --- Itsenäisten valtioiden yhteisö --- IVY (Organization) --- Newly Independent States of the Former Soviet Union --- NIS --- SND --- SNG --- Sodruzhestvo nezavisimykh gosudarstv --- Spivdruz︠h︡nistʹ nezalez︠h︡nykh derz︠h︡av --- Strany Sodruzhestva --- Tongnip Kukka Yŏnhap --- Wspólnota Niepodległych Państw --- ZND --- Zajednica nezavisnih država --- Koinopoliteia Anexartētōn Kratōn --- Self-determination, National. --- Secession. --- International law. --- Law of nations --- Nations, Law of --- Public international law --- Law

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Economic forecasting --- Economic forecasting. --- Economic history. --- Russia (Federation) --- Economic conditions --- History, Economic --- Economics --- Forecasting --- Federation of Russia --- Federazione della Russia --- Federazione russa --- O-lo-ssu --- OKhU --- Orosyn Kholboony Uls --- Pravitelʹstvo RF --- Pravitelʹstvo Rossii --- Pravitelʹstvo Rossiĭskoĭ Federat︠s︡ii --- RF --- Roshia Renpō --- Rosiĭsʹka Federat︠s︡ii︠a︡ --- Rosja --- Rossii︠a︡ --- Rossiĭskai︠a︡ Federat︠s︡ii︠a︡ --- Rossiya --- Rossiyskaya Federatsiya --- Russian Federation --- Russische Föderation --- Urysye Federat︠s︡ie --- Economic indicators --- Rossii͡ --- Pravitelʹstvo Rossiĭskoĭ Federat͡sii --- Roshia Renp --- Rosiĭsʹka Federat͡sii͡ --- Rossiĭskai͡a Federat͡sii͡ --- Russian S.F.S.R. --- Urysye Federat͡sie --- O-lo-ssu (Federation) --- Rosja (Federation) --- Rossii͡a (Federation) --- Rossiya (Federation) --- Commonwealth of Independent States. --- CEI --- CIS --- Communauté des Etats indépendants --- Commonwealth States --- Comunità di Stati indipendenti --- Gemeinschaft Unabhängiger Staaten --- GUS (Commonwealth of Independent States) --- Ḥever ha-ʻAmim --- Ḥever ha-Medinot ha-ʻAtsmaʼiyot --- Itsenäisten valtioiden yhteisö --- IVY (Organization) --- Newly Independent States of the Former Soviet Union --- NIS --- SND --- SNG --- Sodruzhestvo nezavisimykh gosudarstv --- Spivdruz︠h︡nistʹ nezalez︠h︡nykh derz︠h︡av --- Strany Sodruzhestva --- Tongnip Kukka Yŏnhap --- Wspólnota Niepodległych Państw --- ZND --- Zajednica nezavisnih država --- Koinopoliteia Anexartētōn Kratōn --- Eluosi (Federation) --- Rossii︠a︡ (Federation) --- Pravitelʹstvo RF --- Pravitelʹstvo Rossii --- Pravitelʹstvo Rossiĭskoĭ Federat︠s︡ii --- Roshia Renpō --- Rosiĭsʹka Federat︠s︡ii︠a︡ --- Rossii︠a︡ (Federation) --- Rossiĭskai︠a︡ Federat︠s︡ii︠a︡ --- Russische Föderation --- Urysye Federat︠s︡ie