CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2007
| Author | Mavric, Urska |
|---|---|
| Title | EQUAL TREATMENT OF SECESSION CLAIMS: SLOVENIA, CROATIA AND KOSOVO. MISTAKES OF THE PAST AND MISTAKES OF THE FUTURE? |
| Summary | In the late eighties and early nineties of the twentieth century, Europe experienced massive reorganizations of state boundaries. That was the consequence of the collapse of federations like the USSR and The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY). While the dissolution of the USSR was mostly peaceful, the situation in SFRY escalated and ended in violent ethnic conflict. The immediate reaction of the international community to the self-determination claims of the Republics as well as ethno-national groups in SFRY did not favor the partition of the federation. All plans were aiming at the preservation of the unity. However international community itself was not unified in its opinions. Whereas Germany was supporting Slovenia and Croatia in their struggle for independence, the rest of the European Community (EC) and the US were against it, and eagerly wanted to find a solution, which presupposed the continuous existence of SFRY. Nevertheless, when all attempts to preserve the unity of SFRY failed, they decided to recognize the independence of those claiming it. However not all claims to self-determination were recognized. It was decided that only the Republics of the Federation will be recognized as independent countries. That meant that Kosovo and Republic of Serbian Krajina, both of which claimed independence were not recognized as the recipients of the right to self-determination, since the position taken by the EC was that there should be no change in the republican boundaries. The principle that was used to establish the new borders was the principle of uti possidetis juris, which had the consequence that after the application, no further alterations of the borders was possible. |
| Supervisor | Kovacs, Maria M. |
| Department | Nationalism Studies MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2007/mavric_urska.pdf |
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