title: Illegal Territorial Regimes: On the Operation of International Law in Crimea
abstract: What happens to the international law of occupation when the de facto administrator not only subjectively rejects its applicability, but also maintains the occupation with the intention to acquire or transform territory? What effects does it have on the de facto administrator’s status? What implications does it entail for the civilian population? To what extent can international law regulate such situations as belligerent occupations? Russia’s occupation of Crimea exemplifies the regulatory chal