Russia and the relationship between law and power / James P. Terry.
2014
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Title
Russia and the relationship between law and power / James P. Terry.
Published
Durham, North Carolina : Carolina Academic Press, [2014]
Call Number
KZ6368 .T47 2014
ISBN
9781611635959 (pbk.)
1611635950 (pbk.)
1611635950 (pbk.)
Description
xv, 172 pages ; 23 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)874557813
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Table of Contents
Foreword
xi
Preface
xiii
About the Author
xv
I.
Introduction: Understanding the Significance Moscow Places on the Role of Law
3
II.
Hungary 1956: "Fraternal Assistance" Unmasked
7
A.
The Soviet Decision-Making Process in Hungary
7
B.
Establishment of a Post-World War II Security Perimeter Around the U.S.S.R.
8
C.
The Seeds of Conflict
10
D.
The Invasion
19
E.
The Soviet Rationale
21
F.
The Core International Law Issues in Hungary
24
G.
Debunking the Legal Basis for Soviet Presence on Hungarian Soil
25
H.
Absence of Legal Authority to Intervene under the Warsaw Pact
27
I.
Legality Under the United Nations Charter
28
J.
Validity of the Kadar Request for Assistance
31
K.
Compliance with the Bandung Declaration of 1955
32
L.
Role of Nationalism as an Indicator of Future Intervention Within the Collective
32
M.
The Role of Western Response in Soviet Decision-Making
34
III.
Czechoslovakia 1968: The Law of Coexistence in Conflict with Contemporary International Law
37
A.
The Soviet Formulation of the Law of Coexistence
37
B.
The Catalyst of Intervention: Domestic Ferment
38
C.
Developing Concern in the Warsaw Pact
41
D.
The Interventionists Versus the Non-Interventionists
44
E.
The Decision to Intervene
48
F.
The Intervention
52
G.
The Soviet Rationale
56
H.
Soviet Legal Justification and Socialist International Law
57
I.
Socialist Internationalism Applied to the Intervention in Czechoslovakia
64
J.
The Brezhnev Doctrine in the Context of Contemporary International Law
69
K.
Soviet Claims Under the Law of Self-Defense
72
L.
Regional Arrangements
74
M.
Assessing the Costs of Intervention
76
IV.
Afghanistan 1979: The Brezhnev Doctrine Extended Beyond the Warsaw Pact
79
A.
Introduction
79
B.
Strategic Location and People
81
C.
The Soviet Rationale for Intervention
84
D.
The U.S. Response
87
E.
Soviet Legal Claims
89
F.
Analysis of U.S. Actions Under the Law of Armed Conflict
94
V.
Poland 1981: Soviet Intervention "By Proxy"
101
A.
The Historical Record
102
B.
The Gomulka Years
104
C.
Years of Crisis: 1968-1971
107
D.
Decline of the Gierek Economic Model
108
E.
The 1980 Labor Unrest
110
F.
The Soviet Role
112
G.
Soviets in Violation of Their Commitment to Self-Determination
115
H.
Poland and the Right of Self-Determination
119
I.
Western Response to Soviet Violations in Poland
121
VI.
Lithuania 1991: Intervention Gives Way to Independence
125
A.
Subjugation of Lithuania in Historical Context
126
B.
Right of Self-Determination Applied to Lithuania
128
C.
United States Support for Lithuania
130
D.
Soviet Commitments at Helsinki Affecting Lithuania
132
E.
Lithuania in Perspective
134
VII.
The Chechen Crises 1994 and 1999
137
A.
The Seeds of the Crisis with Grozny
137
B.
The 1994 Russian Attack on Chechnya
141
C.
The 1999 Chechen Crisis
144
D.
The Rule of Law Trampled
145
E.
United States and Western Inaction
148
F.
The Chechen Crisis in Perspective
149
VIII.
Crisis in the Caucasus: Georgia and South Ossetia
153
A.
The Seeds of Conflict
154
B.
The Russian Perspective
154
C.
The U.S. Posture
156
D.
The Road Ahead
158
IX.
Observations and Conclusions: Moscow's Approach to International Law Commitments
161
Index
167