Problems of legal regulation of the annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol to Russia

The article investigates the legal regulation of the annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol to Russia. The contradictions in the theory and implementation of the rules of the international law, regulating the issues of nation and nationality self-determination, the right of secession of a part of the territory from the state are considered. Legal acts of Ukraine and the Russian Federation at the period of the Crimea's annexation are analyzed, legal conflicts in them are indicated, and the author's point of view on the issue of their solving is presented.

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