The Crimean crisis and its impacts on international law and international relations

Abstract

The Crimean Crisis in 2014 sent ripples throughout the world. The political and legal machinations, both domestic and international, of every side of the conflict have been one of the most debated matters in the past years. The claims regarding the rights of the peoples to choose their political and national identity and future have once again become the topic for students and academics of international law and international relations. However, these aspects are not the only disputes in question, the claims of territorial rights and the quest of international human rights and their protection also play vital roles in this crisis. Therefore, it is of paramount import that this crisis be studied and analysed so that we may predict the trends of the world and that we may better understand the issues and seek the peaceful resolutions to the potential problems that may yet occur.