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Makedoniens rätt att bestämma sitt namn - En kritisk granskning av statssuveräniteten

Dukleska, Nada LU (2018) LAGF03 20182
Department of Law
Faculty of Law
Abstract
A sovereign state has an inherent right to choose its constitutional name. This right has been restricted for Macedonia, due to the name conflict with Greece. Greece's requirement for Macedonia to change its name has no legal basis, but as a member of international organizations the country has had an advantage in the name conflict and a position of power. It led the EC not to recognize Macedonia as a sovereign state and the country only became a member of the UN under a temporary name. Macedonia has been treated unfairly by international organizations and the country's sovereignty has been restricted by not being able to choose its own name.

Macedonia has agreed to change its name through a bilateral agreement with Greece. The... (More)
A sovereign state has an inherent right to choose its constitutional name. This right has been restricted for Macedonia, due to the name conflict with Greece. Greece's requirement for Macedonia to change its name has no legal basis, but as a member of international organizations the country has had an advantage in the name conflict and a position of power. It led the EC not to recognize Macedonia as a sovereign state and the country only became a member of the UN under a temporary name. Macedonia has been treated unfairly by international organizations and the country's sovereignty has been restricted by not being able to choose its own name.

Macedonia has agreed to change its name through a bilateral agreement with Greece. The sovereignty of Macedonia is limited in several articles of the agreement. However, sovereign states can negotiate away their sovereign rights and limit their sovereignty. The reason why Macedonia has chosen to do so is for Greece to stop blocking Macedonia's access to the EU and NATO. In this case it has been shown that countries with greater power can satisfy their political interests better than countries with less power. (Less)
Abstract (Swedish)
En suverän stat har en inneboende rättighet att bestämma sitt konstitutionella namn. På grund av namnkonflikten med Grekland har denna rättighet inskränkts för Makedonien. Greklands krav på ett namnbyte har ingen rättslig grund, men som medlem i internationella organisationer har landet haft ett övertag i namnkonflikten och en maktposition. Det ledde till att EG inte erkände Makedonien som en suverän stat och att landet blev medlem i FN under ett tillfälligt namn. Makedonien har särbehandlats av internationella organisationer och landets statssuveränitet har inskränkts genom att inte få bestämma sitt eget namn.

Makedonien har genom ett bilateralt avtal med Grekland gått med på att byta sitt namn. Makedoniens suveränitet inskränks i... (More)
En suverän stat har en inneboende rättighet att bestämma sitt konstitutionella namn. På grund av namnkonflikten med Grekland har denna rättighet inskränkts för Makedonien. Greklands krav på ett namnbyte har ingen rättslig grund, men som medlem i internationella organisationer har landet haft ett övertag i namnkonflikten och en maktposition. Det ledde till att EG inte erkände Makedonien som en suverän stat och att landet blev medlem i FN under ett tillfälligt namn. Makedonien har särbehandlats av internationella organisationer och landets statssuveränitet har inskränkts genom att inte få bestämma sitt eget namn.

Makedonien har genom ett bilateralt avtal med Grekland gått med på att byta sitt namn. Makedoniens suveränitet inskränks i flera artiklar i avtalet. Suveräna stater kan däremot avtala bort sina suveräna rättigheter och därigenom begränsa sin suveränitet. Anledningen till att Makedonien har valt att begränsa sin suveränitet är för att Grekland ska sluta att blockera landets inträde i EU och NATO. I detta fall har det visat sig att länder som har större makt kan tillfredsställa sina politiska intressen bättre än länder med mindre makt. (Less)
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author
Dukleska, Nada LU
supervisor
organization
course
LAGF03 20182
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Statssuveräntitet, suveränitetskränkning, folkrätt, självbestämmanderätt
language
Swedish
id
8965926
date added to LUP
2019-03-10 13:52:22
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2019-03-10 13:52:22
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  abstract     = {{A sovereign state has an inherent right to choose its constitutional name. This right has been restricted for Macedonia, due to the name conflict with Greece. Greece's requirement for Macedonia to change its name has no legal basis, but as a member of international organizations the country has had an advantage in the name conflict and a position of power. It led the EC not to recognize Macedonia as a sovereign state and the country only became a member of the UN under a temporary name. Macedonia has been treated unfairly by international organizations and the country's sovereignty has been restricted by not being able to choose its own name.

Macedonia has agreed to change its name through a bilateral agreement with Greece. The sovereignty of Macedonia is limited in several articles of the agreement. However, sovereign states can negotiate away their sovereign rights and limit their sovereignty. The reason why Macedonia has chosen to do so is for Greece to stop blocking Macedonia's access to the EU and NATO. In this case it has been shown that countries with greater power can satisfy their political interests better than countries with less power.}},
  author       = {{Dukleska, Nada}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Makedoniens rätt att bestämma sitt namn - En kritisk granskning av statssuveräniteten}},
  year         = {{2018}},
}