The Legal Aspects of Nagorno Karabakh Conflict During the Azerbaijan Peoples’ Republic Period

Terane Shirvanova

doi:10.26417/ejis.v6i1.p92-96

Abstract

The ongoing Nagorno Karabakh conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan results from two principles of international law: the main sides of conflict, Armenia and Azerbaijan, defending their position claim the self determination right of people and territorial integrity with inviolability of state borders. The main obstacle on the ongoing “no war, no peace” condition of negotiation process is that mutual agreed statement on these principles is not possible. [1, 33] Firstly, in order to look the legal aspects of Nagorno Karabakh conflict, there is a need to analyze the political and legal processes that created the problem around Nagorno Karabakh’s legal status. Therefore the ADR period (May 1918- April 1920) is important: because those years involve the beginning of the contemporary ethnic conflict and the formation of the current legal-political position of conflict sides. On other words, analyzing the process of legal status of NK conflict during the ADR period from the frame of sides’ claims and arguments is very important on the research of the legal aspects of Nagorno Karabakh conflict.

Highlights

It is necessary to look through the legal aspects of NK problem with the historical process together
As both Armenia and Azerbaijan consider themselves right and the claims and arguments are dated to historical process or are the result of this process
The Azerbaijani leadership, on the basis of the principle of self-determination, did not accept the unilateral declaration of independence the Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians because neither Azerbaijani government had agreed to such a disconnect, nor Armenians attempted to such an agreement

Summary

Introduction

It is necessary to look through the legal aspects of NK problem with the historical process together. As both Armenia and Azerbaijan consider themselves right and the claims and arguments are dated to historical process or are the result of this process. Firstly we tried to analyze the claim and arguments of conflict side on the legal status of NK during 1918-1920 with the participation of ADR. The main object in this is that to raise the wrong perception and knowledge about the political-legal background of the conflict and to illuminate the historial realities of Azerbaijan position once more

The position of Azerbaijan side to the Armenian arguments

Result