Intro -- Foreword -- Preface -- References -- Contents -- Contributors -- Jus ad Bellum -- 1 The Legal Nature of States' Obligations Towards Ukraine in the Context of Jus Contra Bellum -- 1.1 The Meaning of Jus Contra Bellum in Current International Law -- 1.2 Treaties as a Source of Inter Partes Obligations -- 1.3 Customary Nature of States' Obligations -- 1.4 Jus Cogens Norms and Erga Omnes Obligations -- 1.5 General Principles of International Law -- 1.6 Unilateral Declarations of States -- References -- 2 Who Are the "Crimea People" or "People of Crimea"? The Fate of the Crimean Tatars, Russia's Legal Justification for Annexation, and Pandora's Box -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 The Events of February-March 2014 -- 2.3 The Crimean Tatars -- 2.4 The Crimean Tatars in Independent Ukraine -- 2.5 The Status of the Crimean Tatar People -- 2.6 The Official (and an Unofficial) Russian Position -- 2.7 Russian scholars on Crimea -- 2.8 Conclusion -- References -- 3 An Illegal Territorial Regime? On the Occupation and Annexation of Crimea as a Matter of International Law -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 'Crimea': The End(s) of Occupation Law -- 3.2.1 Defying Ends -- 3.2.2 Category Error -- 3.3 Illegal Territorial Regimes: The Operation of the Consequence of Invalidity -- 3.3.1 Objective Illegality -- 3.3.2 Undercutting Occupation Law? -- 3.4 The Illegal Territorial Regime in Crimea -- 3.5 Consequences and Costs: The Challenge of Illegal Territorial Regimes -- 3.6 Postscript: Regime Design Matters -- References -- 4 Conferral of Nationality of the Kin State - Mission Creep? -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Conferral of Nationality: An Absolute Exercise of State Sovereignty -- 4.2.1 Methods of Conferral of Nationality Under International Law -- 4.2.2 Russian Practice Relating to Conferral of Nationality.

4.3 Nationality Under International Law: Recognition and Legal Consequences -- 4.3.1 Recognition of the Genuine Connection -- 4.3.2 Legal Consequences of Nationality -- 4.4 Russia's Use of Nationality - Mission Creep -- 4.4.1 The Baltics and Georgia I: Conferral of Russian Nationality -- 4.4.2 Georgia II: Use of Force to Protect Nationals Abroad -- 4.4.3 Ukraine: Protection of Ethnic Russians -- 4.5 Conclusion -- References -- 5 International Legal Aspects of Russia's War Against Ukraine in Eastern Ukraine -- 5.1 War in Ukraine: Internal or International Armed Conflict? -- 5.2 The Issue of Russia's International Legal Responsibility for War Crimes Committed in Eastern Ukraine -- 5.3 Subjects of International Legal Responsibility for Crimes Committed by Russia Against Ukraine -- References -- 6 Separatists or Russian Troops and Local Collaborators? Russian Aggression in Ukraine: The Problem of Definitions -- 6.1 Background -- 6.2 Defining the Separatists, Russian Troops and Local Collaborators -- 6.3 Defining the Conflict -- 6.4 Broadcasting Alternative Facts: The Effect of the Distortion -- 6.5 The Importance of Definitional Accuracy During International Conflicts -- 6.6 Conclusion -- References -- 7 The Legal Status of the Donetsk and Luhansk "Peoples' Republics" -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Legitimacy of the Creation/Proclamation of the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics -- 7.3 Recognition of the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics -- 7.4 The Russian Federation's Position on Recognizing the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics -- 7.5 The International Community's Position on the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics -- 7.6 Conclusion -- References -- Jus in Bello -- 8 Legal Challenges in Hybrid Warfare Theory and Practice: Is There a Place for Legal Norms at All? -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Hybrid Warfare -- 8.3 Legal Implications.

8.4 Conclusion -- References -- 9 The Operation of International Treaties and Contracts in the Event of Armed Conflict: Problems Reopened by Russian Aggression Against Ukraine -- 9.1 Traditional Concept of the Effect of Armed Conflicts on International Agreements -- 9.1.1 Concept of the Effects of War Upon Treaties -- 9.1.2 Concept of the Effect of Armed Conflicts on International Contracts -- 9.2 Transformation of the International Legal Concept of the Effect of War on the Operation of International Treaties and Contracts in the Late 20th Century and the Age of Globalization -- 9.2.1 Legal Problems with the Effect of Armed Conflict on the Operation of International Treaties and Contracts Revealed by the Russian Aggression Against Ukraine -- 9.2.2 Changes in the Concept of War in International Law (Prohibition of Aggressive War and Transition from the Concept of "War" to the Concept of "Armed Conflict") -- 9.2.3 Appearance of the Phenomenon of "Hybrid War" and Its Influence on the Operation of International Treaties and Contracts -- 9.2.4 Change in the International Legal Approach to the Effect of Armed Conflict on International Treaties and Contracts -- 9.3 Practical Effect of the Russian Aggression Against Ukraine on the Operation of International Treaties and Contracts -- 9.3.1 Operation of Bilateral Treaties -- 9.3.2 Operation of Bilateral Contracts -- 9.3.3 Operation of Multilateral Treaties -- 9.4 Conclusion -- References -- 10 Cyber Operations During the Conflict in Ukraine and the Role of International Law -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 The Notion of Cyberspace -- 10.3 Cyberspace and International Law -- 10.4 Cyber Operations and the Conflict in Ukraine -- 10.4.1 The Threat of Cyberspace Abuse: Examples -- 10.4.2 Cyberspace and the Conflict in Ukraine -- 10.5 Conclusion -- References.

11 Foreign Fighters in the Framework of International Armed Conflict Between Russia and Ukraine -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Situation in Ukraine: Legal Qualification -- 11.3 Existing Definitions of the Term Foreign Fighter -- 11.4 Who Could Be a Foreign Fighter in Ukraine? -- 11.4.1 Basis for Analysis -- 11.4.2 Russian Foreign Fighters -- 11.4.3 Nationals of Third States -- 11.5 The Status of Foreign Fighters in an IAC Between Russia and Ukraine -- 11.6 Status of Foreign Fighters Under International Humanitarian Law -- 11.6.1 Combatants -- 11.6.2 Civilians -- 11.6.3 Foreign Fighters: Protected Persons -- 11.6.4 Foreign Fighters not Enjoying the "Protected Persons" Status -- 11.7 The Status of Foreign Fighters: Civilians Under IHRL -- 11.8 The Status of Foreign Fighters Under International and National Criminal Law -- 11.9 Conclusion -- References -- 12 Children and the Armed Conflict in Eastern Ukraine -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 Previous Relevant Research -- 12.3 Historical Background to Ukrainian Children's Involvement in Armed Conflicts -- 12.4 Current Situation -- 12.5 International Law Applied to the Armed Conflict in Eastern Ukraine -- 12.6 National Implementation -- 12.7 Conclusion -- References -- 13 International Legal Dimensions of the Russian Occupation of Crimea -- 13.1 Social Background -- 13.2 Intervention in Crimea: Legal Status of the Peninsula -- 13.3 Establishment of Russian Order and Violations of Human Rights -- 13.4 Repression Directed at the Crimean Tatars -- 13.5 Mechanisms of Responsibility -- 13.6 Conclusion -- References -- 14 The Russian-Ukrainian War in Donbas: Historical Memory as an Instrument of Information Warfare -- 14.1 Introduction -- 14.2 Historical Memory and Historical Policy -- 14.3 Historical Narratives in Ukraine During the Pre-war Period: Coexistence and Competition -- 14.4 "Donbas Identity".

14.5 Ukrainian Crisis and Russian Information Policy -- 14.6 Objects of Historical Propaganda -- 14.7 Historical Memory Policy Carried Out on the Occupied Areas of Donbas -- 14.8 New Trends in the Historical Policy of Ukraine -- 14.9 Conclusion -- References -- 15 An Alleged "Genocide of Russian-Speaking Persons" in Eastern Ukraine: Some Observations on the "Hybrid" Application of International Criminal Law by the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation -- 15.1 Introduction -- 15.2 Linguistic Groups Are Not Protected by the Definition of Genocide -- 15.3 "Compatriots" as a Legal Notion in the Russian Federation -- 15.4 "Hybrid Law Enforcement" -- 15.4.1 Principle of Legality -- 15.4.2 Media Coverage -- 15.4.3 "Expert" Opinions -- 15.5 Russia Has No Jurisdiction with Respect to Alleged Individual Acts of "Genocide" Committed in the Territory of Ukraine -- 15.6 Conclusion -- References -- Jus Post Bellum -- 16 The Conflict in Ukrainian Donbas: International, Regional and Comparative Perspectives on the Jus Post Bellum Options -- 16.1 A Brief Primer on Transitional and Post-conflict Justice -- 16.2 A Note on Demarcation -- 16.3 Jus Post Bellum and the Sensibilities of the International Community -- 16.4 Regional Responses to Post-conflict Justice Discourse -- 16.4.1 EU Frameworks -- 16.4.2 African Union Frameworks -- 16.4.3 Some Lessons from the Regional Frameworks on Post-conflict Modalities -- 16.5 A Note on Sequencing, Truth and Justice -- 16.5.1 On Truth -- 16.5.2 On How Truth Relates to the Peace/Justice Conundrum -- 16.6 The Evolution, Costs and Nature of the Donbas Conflict -- 16.6.1 The Evolution and Scale of the Conflict -- 16.6.2 The Issue of Hybridity of the Conflict -- 16.7 Tentative Jus Post Bellum Initiatives -- 16.7.1 Peace Process as a Constrain of Jus Post Bellum Initiatives.

16.7.2 Society's Expectations as a Constrain of Jus Post Bellum Initiatives.

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