Development of the Institution of Citizenship of the Republic of Abkhazia as a New Subject of International Law

The article reviews the development of the institution of citizenship in the Republic of Abkhazia as a new subject of International law. The recognition by the Russian Federation made on August 26, 2008 has become the key element of establishing its international subjectivity of the Republic of Abkh...

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Main Author: I. N. Bartsits
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) 2010-09-01
Series:Московский журнал международного права
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Online Access:https://www.mjil.ru/jour/article/view/689
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description The article reviews the development of the institution of citizenship in the Republic of Abkhazia as a new subject of International law. The recognition by the Russian Federation made on August 26, 2008 has become the key element of establishing its international subjectivity of the Republic of Abkhazia.The legal institute of citizenship of the Republic of Abkhazia is developing since the demise of the Soviet Union when Abkhazia declared its sovereignty and afterwards – independence, through the period of successful for Abkhazia war with Georgia (1992-1993).Sustaining that the main problem for legal regulation of citizenship is the issue of double citizenship and its recognition, the article analyzes legislative and political aspects of the problem. A particular attention is paid at scrutinizing the issue of double citizenship as regulated by the Treaty of Friendship, cooperation and mutual assistance between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Abkhazia.
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spelling doaj.art-883f7e044c724c6e804d9e6f04cacdc72024-02-29T08:19:26ZengMoscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO)Московский журнал международного права0869-00492619-08932010-09-010332010.24833/0869-0049-2010-3-3-20635Development of the Institution of Citizenship of the Republic of Abkhazia as a New Subject of International LawI. N. Bartsits0Russian Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Russian Federation (RAPA)The article reviews the development of the institution of citizenship in the Republic of Abkhazia as a new subject of International law. The recognition by the Russian Federation made on August 26, 2008 has become the key element of establishing its international subjectivity of the Republic of Abkhazia.The legal institute of citizenship of the Republic of Abkhazia is developing since the demise of the Soviet Union when Abkhazia declared its sovereignty and afterwards – independence, through the period of successful for Abkhazia war with Georgia (1992-1993).Sustaining that the main problem for legal regulation of citizenship is the issue of double citizenship and its recognition, the article analyzes legislative and political aspects of the problem. A particular attention is paid at scrutinizing the issue of double citizenship as regulated by the Treaty of Friendship, cooperation and mutual assistance between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Abkhazia.https://www.mjil.ru/jour/article/view/689abkhaziainstitute of citizenship of the republic of abkhaziaяdouble citizenshiprepatriation
spellingShingle I. N. Bartsits
Development of the Institution of Citizenship of the Republic of Abkhazia as a New Subject of International Law
Московский журнал международного права
abkhazia
institute of citizenship of the republic of abkhaziaя
double citizenship
repatriation
title Development of the Institution of Citizenship of the Republic of Abkhazia as a New Subject of International Law
title_full Development of the Institution of Citizenship of the Republic of Abkhazia as a New Subject of International Law
title_fullStr Development of the Institution of Citizenship of the Republic of Abkhazia as a New Subject of International Law
title_full_unstemmed Development of the Institution of Citizenship of the Republic of Abkhazia as a New Subject of International Law
title_short Development of the Institution of Citizenship of the Republic of Abkhazia as a New Subject of International Law
title_sort development of the institution of citizenship of the republic of abkhazia as a new subject of international law
topic abkhazia
institute of citizenship of the republic of abkhaziaя
double citizenship
repatriation
url https://www.mjil.ru/jour/article/view/689
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