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Rätten till självbestämmande och utbrytande - Med fokus på Folkrepublikerna Donetsk och Luhansk, Ukraina

Krolak, Natalie LU (2022) LAGF03 20221
Department of Law
Faculty of Law
Abstract (Swedish)
I april 2014 valde två områden i Ukraina att utropa sig som självständiga och bryta sig loss från moderstaten. Detta var en av många bidragande faktorer till den pågående konflikten i Ukraina.
Det är inget ovanligt att områden väljer att utropa sig som självständiga och bryta sig loss. Det har skett ett antal gånger runtom i världen under en längre tid. Gemensamt för samtliga fall är att folket i områdena påstår sig ha en rätt
till självbestämmande och att denna i sin tur ger dem en rätt till utbrytande.
Men anledningen till att folket i områdena vill åberopa denna rätt och bryta sig loss skiljer sig från fall till fall.
Rätten till självbestämmande har införlivats i den internationella rätten och tillfaller allt ’folk’, således även... (More)
I april 2014 valde två områden i Ukraina att utropa sig som självständiga och bryta sig loss från moderstaten. Detta var en av många bidragande faktorer till den pågående konflikten i Ukraina.
Det är inget ovanligt att områden väljer att utropa sig som självständiga och bryta sig loss. Det har skett ett antal gånger runtom i världen under en längre tid. Gemensamt för samtliga fall är att folket i områdena påstår sig ha en rätt
till självbestämmande och att denna i sin tur ger dem en rätt till utbrytande.
Men anledningen till att folket i områdena vill åberopa denna rätt och bryta sig loss skiljer sig från fall till fall.
Rätten till självbestämmande har införlivats i den internationella rätten och tillfaller allt ’folk’, således även folket i de två områdena i Ukraina. En rätt till utbrytande från moderstaten finns inte uttryckligen reglerad i den internationella rätten, vilket torde göra den internationella rätten ’neutral’.
Författare är dock av olika uppfattningar vad gäller detta. Somliga författare menar i stället på att den internationella rätten antingen kan förbjuda, vara neutralt inställt eller uttryckligen skapa en rätt till utbrytande.
Rätten till självbestämmande står även emot en annan princip som tillfaller stater – staters territoriella integritet. Denna princip är också reglerad inom den internationella rätten.
Vid situationer – likt den i Ukraina – där folket i ett område vill åberopa
rätten till självbestämmande och utbrytande måste detta vägas mot den andra principen om staters territoriella integritet.
Slutligen konstateras att de ovannämnda principerna definitivt kan och borde ha haft en inverkan på utbrytarområdena i Ukraina, men att så inte har
skett i praktiken. (Less)
Abstract
In April 2014, two districts in Ukraine chose to declare themselves as independent and break away from the country of origin. This was one of many contributing factors to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
It is not uncommon for districts to choose to declare themselves as independent and break away from the country of origin. This has happened several times around the world for a long period of time. Common for all cases is that the people in the districts claim to have a right to selfdetermination, and that this right includes a right to secession. But the
reason to why the people in the districts wants to refer to this right and break away varies from case to case.
The right to self-determination has been incorporated into... (More)
In April 2014, two districts in Ukraine chose to declare themselves as independent and break away from the country of origin. This was one of many contributing factors to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
It is not uncommon for districts to choose to declare themselves as independent and break away from the country of origin. This has happened several times around the world for a long period of time. Common for all cases is that the people in the districts claim to have a right to selfdetermination, and that this right includes a right to secession. But the
reason to why the people in the districts wants to refer to this right and break away varies from case to case.
The right to self-determination has been incorporated into international and passes on to all ‘peoples’, including the people of the two districts in Ukraine. A right to secession is not specifically regulated in international
law, which should make the international law ‘neutral’. Authors, however, have different views on this. Some authors believe instead that international law can either prohibit, be neutral or create a right to secession.
The right to self-determination stands opposite another principle that belongs to the states – the territorial integrity of states. This principle is also incorporated in international law.
In situations – such as the one in Ukraine – where the people of a district want to refer to the right of self-determination and secession, it must be weighed against the other principle of territorial integrity of states.
Finally, it is noted that the principles above both can and should have had an impact on the districts in Ukraine. However, this has not been the case in practice. (Less)
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Krolak, Natalie LU
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LAGF03 20221
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M2 - Bachelor Degree
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folkrätt, rätten till självbestämmanderätt, rätt till självbestämmande, självbestämmanderätt, utbrytande, staters territoriella integritet
language
Swedish
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9081350
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2022-06-28 09:54:25
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2022-06-28 09:54:25
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  abstract     = {{In April 2014, two districts in Ukraine chose to declare themselves as independent and break away from the country of origin. This was one of many contributing factors to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
It is not uncommon for districts to choose to declare themselves as independent and break away from the country of origin. This has happened several times around the world for a long period of time. Common for all cases is that the people in the districts claim to have a right to selfdetermination, and that this right includes a right to secession. But the
reason to why the people in the districts wants to refer to this right and break away varies from case to case.
The right to self-determination has been incorporated into international and passes on to all ‘peoples’, including the people of the two districts in Ukraine. A right to secession is not specifically regulated in international
law, which should make the international law ‘neutral’. Authors, however, have different views on this. Some authors believe instead that international law can either prohibit, be neutral or create a right to secession.
The right to self-determination stands opposite another principle that belongs to the states – the territorial integrity of states. This principle is also incorporated in international law.
In situations – such as the one in Ukraine – where the people of a district want to refer to the right of self-determination and secession, it must be weighed against the other principle of territorial integrity of states.
Finally, it is noted that the principles above both can and should have had an impact on the districts in Ukraine. However, this has not been the case in practice.}},
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  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Rätten till självbestämmande och utbrytande - Med fokus på Folkrepublikerna Donetsk och Luhansk, Ukraina}},
  year         = {{2022}},
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