Dissolution, Continuation, and Succession in Eastern EuropeBrigitte Stern What happens when a State, with its own legal system, replaces another State and its legal system in a given territory? Such a disturbing event has consequences for the State involved, but also for the people living in the affected State, both in terms of their day-to-day lives and legal relationships and in terms of the general balance of power in the region. This compendium broadly covers the consequences of State succession in the arenas of public international law, private international law, and international relations, addressing a wide range of concerns: - currency; - debt; - international commercial arbitration; - nationality; and - European security. The unifying thread amid these diverse topics is State succession, the circumstance in which these problems have arisen. This work consists of a selection of articles previously published in French under the auspices of the CEDIN (Centre de droit international) at Paris I, Paris X and Paris XIII. "Dissolution, Continuation and Succession in Eastern Europe" contributes to a better knowledge of several issues of State succession, raising awareness and provoking thought on several intriguing theoretical problems. |
Contents
INTERNATIONAL | 5 |
MONEY AND STATE SUCCESSION IN EASTERN EUROPE | 35 |
SUCCESSION | 67 |
THE IMPACT OF INTERNATIONAL RULES ON NATIONALITY | 87 |
STUDY BY THE INTERNATIONAL LAW COMMISSION | 96 |
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