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KARABAKH'S DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE IS CONSISTENT WITH INTERNATIONAL LAW - GERMAN PROFESSOR
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February 17, 2012 | 13:05
STEPANAKERT. - The Nagorno-Karabakh Republic's (NKR) Declaration of
Independence is not contrary to the provisions of International Law,
stated University of Hamburg Professor, Doctor of Law Otto Luchterhand,
during the international symposium, entitled "20th Anniversary of
NKR Independence: Realities and Prospects," which is underway in NKR
capital Stepanakert.
Presenting a comparative and legal analysis of NKR's independence,
the Professor noted that the situation of Karabakh is more similar
to that of Kosovo, as Karabakh, just like Kosovo, is in Europe. Otto
Luchterhand also compared the two cases.
As per the German professor, the UN Court had decided that Kosovo
was not breaching International Law by adopting its declaration of
independence, and based on this, Otto Luchterhand pointed to the
similarities and he also gave precedents whereby in Karabakh's case
the right for the self-determination of nations does not conflict with,
and is sometimes preeminent to, the principle of territorial integrity.
"NKR's Declaration of Independence is not contrary to the provisions
of International Law. If UN Security Council recognizes Kosovo, it
is obligated to also recognize Nagorno Karabakh," Otto Luchterhand
stated, and he called upon NKR's officials to propagate this fact
more actively.
news.am
February 17, 2012 | 13:05
STEPANAKERT. - The Nagorno-Karabakh Republic's (NKR) Declaration of
Independence is not contrary to the provisions of International Law,
stated University of Hamburg Professor, Doctor of Law Otto Luchterhand,
during the international symposium, entitled "20th Anniversary of
NKR Independence: Realities and Prospects," which is underway in NKR
capital Stepanakert.
Presenting a comparative and legal analysis of NKR's independence,
the Professor noted that the situation of Karabakh is more similar
to that of Kosovo, as Karabakh, just like Kosovo, is in Europe. Otto
Luchterhand also compared the two cases.
As per the German professor, the UN Court had decided that Kosovo
was not breaching International Law by adopting its declaration of
independence, and based on this, Otto Luchterhand pointed to the
similarities and he also gave precedents whereby in Karabakh's case
the right for the self-determination of nations does not conflict with,
and is sometimes preeminent to, the principle of territorial integrity.
"NKR's Declaration of Independence is not contrary to the provisions
of International Law. If UN Security Council recognizes Kosovo, it
is obligated to also recognize Nagorno Karabakh," Otto Luchterhand
stated, and he called upon NKR's officials to propagate this fact
more actively.