title: Uti possidetis v self-determination: the lessons of the Post-Soviet practice
abstract: This thesis covers researches on the correlation of the principles of uti possidetis juris and&#13;\nexternal self-determination in case of Abkhazia, South Ossetia, Nagorno-Karabakh and&#13;\nTransnistria. Problems on determining international boundaries of newly independent states&#13;\nare very complicated and such processes are closely connected to the principle of territorial&#13;\nintegrity. However, it should not be ignorant to human rights issues, including the right to&#13;\ninternal sel
journal: Figshare