Who Has A Right To Crimea?
by
Volodymyr G. Butkevych

Table of Contents

• Foreward
• From a position of force, or a position of right?
• What is Russia's historical right regarding Crimea?
• Why was the Sich destroyed?
• Who gained from the "self-determination" of the Crimean Tartars?
• The road to Crimea is opened
• "Divide and Rule"
• "The ends justifies the means"
• How did the present Crimean question arise?
• The consolidation of Soviet power
• No annexations or appropriations
• Krushchev's "Gift": The truth behind the calculation
• NOTES

About the Author

Volodymyr G. Butkevych, a Ph.D. in juridical studies, currently heads the Ukrainian Institute of International Relations' Department of International Law. He is also the Vice-President of the (former Soviet) International Law Association. His studies have focused on the protection of human rights in the USSR and in Ukraine, as well as on the chasm between Soviet legal standards and international norms. In addition, Butkevych is the Chairman of the International Human Rights Conference's Organisational Committee. The Conference is held annually in Kyiv.

About the Editor

Eugene S. Kachmarsky, an M.A. in political science specialising in eastern Europe and the former USSR, is a graduate of the University of Toronto. He is currently the editor of the English-language monthly newspaper, Ukrainian Echo.

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