Contested Territories and International Law A Comparative Study of the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict and the Aland Islands Precedent

• Main Author: Makili-Aliyev, Kamal
• Format: eBook Book
• Language: English
• Published: United Kingdom Routledge 2020; Taylor and Francis; No Funder Information Available; Taylor & Francis; Taylor & Francis Group
• Edition: 1
• Subjects: Aland Islands precedent; Aland question; Central Asian, Russian & Eastern European Studies; Comparative; Contested territories; International; International Law; Juridik; Law; Minority rights; Nagorno-Karabakh (Azerbaijan) > International status; Nagorno-Karabakh conflict; Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict, 1988-1994; Nonfiction; Public International Law; Samhällsvetenskap; Social Sciences; Åland question; Contested territories; International Law; Armenian Armed Forces; Azerbaijani Republic; Armenia Case; Mainland Finland; Public International Law; Nagorno-Karabakh conflict; CERD Committee; Demilitarized Status; Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic; International Humanitarian Law; Swedish Language; Aland Islands precedent; Internal Self-determination; Minority rights; Comparative Legal Analysis; Markku Suksi; Uti Possidetis Juris; Nagorno Karabakh Armenians; Autonomous Solution; Nagorno Karabakh Conflict; EU Affair; Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov; Azerbaijan; Neutralization Regime; NKR; Neighboring Kin State; Aland Islands
• ISBN: 1000743578; 9781000743579; 0367373823; 9780367373825; 9780367405205; 0367405202; 042935343X; 9780429353437; 1000749959; 9781000749953
• DOI: 10.4324/9780429353437

This book considers the possibilities for resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict in the context of comparative international law. The armed conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the territory of the Nagorno-Karabakh has been on the peace and security agenda since the dissolution of the Soviet Union. This volume draws parallels with a similar situation between Sweden and Finland over sovereignty of the Aland Islands in the early 20th century. Resolved in 1921, it is argued that this represents a model autonomy solution for territorial conflicts that include questions of territorial integrity, self-determination and minority rights. The book compares both conflict situations from the international law perspective, finding both commonalities and dissimilarities. It advances the application of the solution found in the Aland Islands precedent as a model for the resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict, and provides appropriate recommendations for its implementation. The book will be of interest to academics, researchers and policymakers in the areas of international law and security, conflict resolution and international relations.