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(Worster, p. 1) Still, to a much larger extent that we will see applies to Abkhazia, the constitutive view is seen as much more valid and valuable to the international community. Here, we consider the case history offered by the statehood of Croatia and Bosnia/Herzegovina. According to Worster, "the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, the International Court of Justice's neighbor in the Hague is also supportive of the constitutive theory. In the ?elebi-i case, the I.C.T.Y. held that the conflict within the former Yugoslavia was only of an international nature after international recognition of the independent statehood of Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina." (Worster, p. 1)
Though there would be dissenting opinion on this stance within the International Courts, it does hold that at present, there is no obligation on the part of Georgia to recognize the statehood of Abkhazia. Moreover, it is clear that an assertion on the part of Russia that such recognition is necessary would be considered an act intended to undermine Georgian sovereignty. This underscores the need for efforts at humanitarian repair in the region without the demand for preconditions concerning state recognition on either side such as exemplified by the long-standing presence of the United Nations in the region. According to Shaw (2009), "the UN Observer Mission in Georgia has since 1993 been trying to resolve the Abkhaz conflict in Georgia. Its mandate has been expanded and extended since that time." (Shaw, p. 1114) Still,...
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Online at http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p_mla_apa_research_citation/2/1/2/0/1/p212013_index.html
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Online at www.princeton.edu/~amoravcs/library/liberalism_working.pdf
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Online at http://www.exploringgeopolitics.org/Publication_Worster_Willliam_Sovereignty_Constitutive_Declatory_Statehood_Recognition_Legal_View_International_Law_Court_Justice_Montevideo_Genocide_Convention.html
Online at http://www.sakartvelo.com/Files/Conflicts/minorities.html
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