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Aggression against Ukraine

Territory, Responsibility, and International Law

By (author) T. Grant
Format: Hardback
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke, United Kingdom
Published: 17th Jun 2015
Dimensions: w 140mm h 238mm d 28mm
Weight: 585g
ISBN-10: 1137514639
ISBN-13: 9781137514639
Barcode No: 9781137514639
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Conquest, annexation, secession by force these belong to a statecraft which great powers after World War II seemed to have set aside for good. Russia in 2014 however brought them back. Aggression against Ukraine examines the stakes in Crimea, Donetsk, Luhansk and other troubled borderlands and for international law and public order as a whole.

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Aug 23rd 2015, 22:08
A most thorough examination
Awesome - 10 out of 10
A MOST THOROUGH EXAMINATION FOR AND AGAINST RUSSIA’S INVASION OF THE UKRAINE: FROM THE STANDPOINT OF INTERNATIONAL LAW

An appreciation by Phillip Taylor MBE and Elizabeth Taylor of Richmond Green Chambers

This is a highly topical book on the Ukraine with the continued instability in many parts of the old Soviet Union written by a brilliant contemporary expert, Thomas D Grant of Wolfson College who has made some the most interesting and pertinent current comments on this serious conflict.

And Grant does make it clear that “the conclusions and opinions in the book are mine and do not necessarily reflect those of any of the persons or institutions mentioned”! Yes, and we are very glad that Grant has shared his substantive and balanced analysis of what has been going on in Ukraine with us at a time when there is so much confusion over “the facts”.

Whilst in the common law jurisdictions the rule of law does rule supreme, it is not the case elsewhere unfortunately especially if those who run certain regimes continue to have no respect for some basic human rights so international lawyers need to refer to works such as “Aggression Against Ukraine” which counter acts some of the blatant lies which currently do the political rounds.

So, we welcome Grant’s informative work “Aggression Against Ukraine” which marks a stunning shift in attitudes in this 400 page book of well researched detail.

Ever since the end of the Second World War, it had been “recognized and understood that the borders of States must not be the object of forcible change by other States”- but just how enforceable is such a concept or ‘agreement’?

The Russians has now revived long-buried historical claims—and it prosecutes them by dint of arms so nothing much has really changed in terms of their foreign policy and its attack on the international rule of law. From the annexation of Crimea in March 2014 and the subsequent armed incursions in eastern Ukraine under colour of separatist movements in Donetsk and Luhansk, the challenge is not just one State's territorial integrity, but what outs in jeopardy the general settlement on which international law for almost three generations has relied upon.

So this is the settlement which has enabled human rights and modern institutions of international law to flourish. And it is Russia's unfortunate domestic rejection of human rights and its new geopolitics of territorial seizure here that should be seen not in isolation but as connected foreign policy developments, and thereby a challenge to international law and global public order at large.

For these reasons alone, it is our view that Grant’s book deserves a full read with his observations for the future clearly noted by the democratic countries of Europe, and not a group of serial despots who pick and choose what parts of human rights law they would like to follow since the creation of the Convention after World War Two: President Putin please note!
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"It is the first and the only book to offer a comprehensive overview of the international law aspects of Russia's involvement in Crimea in 2014. ... offers a comprehensive and analytical overview of the relevant modern rules of international law in the field of territorial integrity, self-determination and the use of force. ... This is certainly indispensable reading not only for international lawyers but also for a wider audience interested in modern international conflicts." (Natalia Cwicinskaja, Israel Law Review, Vol. 50 (2), 2017)

"A fascinating and thought-provoking work, which provides a compelling and comprehensive analysis of the legality and legal implications of the Russian intervention in, and annexation of, Crimea. It is an impressive and eloquent study that touches upon various fundamental issues of international law and places the Russian actions in their broader normative context. It will remain an authoritative work on the Ukrainian crisis in the years to come, of considerable interest to international lawyers and international relations scholars alike." (Tom Ruys, The American Journal of International Law, Vol. 110, 2016)