NonRecognized States in the postSoviet Region an Overview

Non-recognized states (territories, entities) in the post-Soviet region – present state • • •

Nonrecognized State Abkhazia Year of Area indep. (km 2) Inhabitant Capital s 1992 8,

Some Remarks on History • • • From Azerbaijan: Nagorno-Karabakh From Georgia: Abkhazia South

History of Nagorno. Karabach • Ancient history • Legend of Aran • Artsakh, a

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

Sochumi Stepanakert (Kharkhendi) Donetsk Tiraspol

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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

Nonrecognized State Abkhazia Year of Area indep. (km 2) Inhabitant Capital s 1992 8, 660 ca. 243, 000 South Ossetia (Alania) 1992 3, 900 Nagorno. Karabach (Artsach) 1991 Transnistria 1991 Flag President Languag Recoes gnition by Sokhumi Raul Khajimba Abkhaz, Russian, (+ others spoken) Russia, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Nauru, Syria, (Vanuatu, Tuvalu) ca. 53, 000 Tskhinvali Anatoliy Bibilov Ossetian, Russian, (Georgian) Russia, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Nauru, Syria, (Vanuatu, Tuvalu) 4, 400 ca. 146, 000 Stepanakert Bako Saakyan Armenian none 3. 567 ca. 475, 000 Tiraspol Vadim Krasnosel’skij Russian, Moldovan, Ukrainian none DNR (Donetsk) 2014 Ca. 25. 000 Ca. 2, 300, 000 Donetsk Alexander Zakharchenko Russian, Ukrainian none LNR (Lugansk) 2014 ca. 12. 000 ca. 1, 400, 000 Lugansk (Luhansk) Leonid Pasechnik Russian, Ukrainian none

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)