The Dissolution of the Swedish-Norwegian Union in 1905
In 2005 our northern neighbor Norway celebrated the 100 years anniversary of the state independence. From 1814 up till 1905 Norway was in union (unio realis) with Sweden and formed with this state a single (but compounded) subject of international law. The struggle for independence was determined by...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO)
2009-06-01
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Series: | Московский журнал международного права |
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Online Access: | https://www.mjil.ru/jour/article/view/1300 |
Summary: | In 2005 our northern neighbor Norway celebrated the 100 years anniversary of the state independence. From 1814 up till 1905 Norway was in union (unio realis) with Sweden and formed with this state a single (but compounded) subject of international law. The struggle for independence was determined by the growth of national identity of Norwegian people and as a matter of fact by the difficulties and special traits of the Union. The Union failed of weak legal system and of weak governmental machine. In the article the author analyses the routes, causes and forms in which the process of dissolution happened. |
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ISSN: | 0869-0049 2619-0893 |