The Black Sea Basin regionalism: guidelines of the legal (maritime) doctrine of Ukraine (international legal dimension)

Abstract

The article analyzes and evaluates advantages, disadvantages and possibilities for implementation of the Black Sea Basin Regionalism in the Black Sea basin as a guiding position of the legal (maritime) doctrine of Ukraine. The subject of the study is the analysis and evaluation of advantages, disadvantages and possibilities of implementation of the Black Sea Basin Regionalism in the Black Sea basin as a guiding position of the legal (maritime) doctrine of Ukraine. The Black Sea Basin Regionalism is defined as the interaction of states aimed at settling relations arising in the field of maritime activities in the Black Sea basin, in order to solve common problems of rational use of its natural resources. It is suggested to understand the Black Sea Basin Regionalism as a guiding principle of the legal (maritime) doctrine of Ukraine, which (given its international legal dimension) can be implemented for building Ukrainian maritime policy in the Black Sea basin and support its effective implementation. The international legal basis of Black Sea Basin Regionalism is defined as bilateral and multilateral international agreements, where both Circum-Pontic states and not Circum-Pontic states are or can be parties and are concluded on the basis of and within the framework of universal international conventions of a global nature, in order to implement the latter, taking into account the conditions of the Black Sea basin as a “special area” of the sea. Activation of maritime activities of states in the Black Sea basin necessitates further improvement of legal regulation of relations that arise and the effectiveness (rationality) of its implementation on the global (international legal dimension), regional (European integration dimension) and national (regional and interregional dimension within Ukraine) levels.