Separatist Entities-Unrecognized Republics In South Caucasus After Disintegration of Soviet Union (Hıstorıcal-Legal Analysıs)

Abstract

This research analyses separatist entities-unrecognized republics in South Caucasus and their historical-legal status which emerged after the disintegration of the Soviet Union. Especially Nagorno- Karabakh, South Osetia and Abkhazya are regions which has separatist entities after disintegration of Soviet Union. All sides, policy makers and scholars generally try to find ways to solve problems about separatist entities and unrecognized republics in south Caucasus. At first, theoretical investigations and its results of unrecognized state conception in the international system and academic literature have been reflected. Historical-legal status of the South Caucasian unrecognized republics has been analysed on the basis of the 1936 and 1977th Soviet Constitutions. Also their autonomy and separatism stages have been investigated in the frame of historical time – Soviet period and Soviet continuation. At the same time, the essence of the “Geneva Law”, the “Helsinki Act” in the system of international relations was revealed and studied in the context of the unrecognized republics formed in the South Caucasus. At the end of the investigation concluded that unrecognized republics in South Caucasus are illegal and have no status in international arena.