Some thoughts on the Russian use of armed force in Ukraine

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  • Magne Frostad
DOI: https://doi.org/10.23865/arctic.v5.57

Abstract

The ongoing Russian military activities on the Crimean peninsula are in violation of the general prohibition on the use of force under international law and none of the well-agreed upon exceptions to that prohibition would seem to apply. Instead, the Russian activities constitute an armed attack on Ukraine.

Keywords: Use of military force, invitation, occupation, minorities, Ukraine, Russia

Citation: Arctic Review on Law and Politics, vol. 5, 1/2014 pp. 146–149. ISSN 1891-6252

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2014-04-30

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Frostad, M. (2014). Some thoughts on the Russian use of armed force in Ukraine. Arctic Review on Law and Politics, 5(1). https://doi.org/10.23865/arctic.v5.57

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Vol. 5 No. 1 (2014)

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Use of military force, invitation, occupation, minorities, Ukraine, Russia

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