Codification of the inviolability of frontiers principle in the Helsinki Final Act: Its purpose and implications for conflict resolution

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dc.citation.epage417en_US
dc.citation.issueNumber3-4en_US
dc.citation.spage392en_US
dc.citation.volumeNumber24en_US
dc.contributor.authorSadigbayli, R.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2016-02-08T11:00:34Z
dc.date.available2016-02-08T11:00:34Z
dc.date.issued2014en_US
dc.departmentDepartment of International Relationsen_US
dc.description.abstractThis article tests the proposition that there is inherent conflict between the principles of the Helsinki Final Act, specifically those related to equal rights and the self-determination of peoples, territorial integrity and the inviolability of frontiers. For this purpose the drafting history of the Helsinki Accords is revisited to shed light on how the participating States interpreted these principles and what meaning they attributed to them. It is argued that the overall purpose of the Final Act, which is to codify the stability of frontiers principle by prohibiting the use of force against frontiers as well as any unilateral, non-consensual actions as far as the territory of the participating States is concerned, should be kept in mind while interpreting these principles. The article concludes by reviewing the practice of States in interpreting the principles over the past two decades to show that changed political circumstances in Europe have not affected the interpretation of the relevant Helsinki Final Act provisions. © 2014 NHC.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1163/18750230-02404011en_US
dc.identifier.issn1874-7337
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11693/26489
dc.language.isoEnglishen_US
dc.publisherMartinus Nijhoff Publishersen_US
dc.relation.isversionofhttps://doi.org/10.1163/18750230-02404011en_US
dc.source.titleSecurity and Human Rightsen_US
dc.subjectEqual rights and the self-determination of peoplesen_US
dc.subjectHelsinki Final Act principlesen_US
dc.subjectProtracted conflictsen_US
dc.subjectTerritorial integrity and the inviolability of frontiersen_US
dc.subjectEuropean Unionen_US
dc.subjectEuropeen_US
dc.titleCodification of the inviolability of frontiers principle in the Helsinki Final Act: Its purpose and implications for conflict resolutionen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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