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KARABAKH NEEDS RECOGNITION BY SUBJECTS OF INTERNATIONAL LAW - ARMENIAN EXPERT
11:35 * 17.09.14
Nagorno-Karabakh's recognition by non-subjects of international law
marks only a moral victory for the country, according to Ara Papyan,
the director of the Yerevan based analytical center Modus Vivendi.
"We have only moral victories in such cases, but it adds nothing to
Artsakh's [Nagorno-Karabakh's] security," he told Tert.am, commenting
on the recently adopted resolitions.
It comes after Martin Garitano, the governor of the Basque Gipuzkoa
province, said at a meeting with the Nagorno-Karabakh foreign minister
that they recognize Artsakh as an independent country.
Earlier, the California Senate overwhelmingly adopted a resolution
encouraging the people pf Karabakh to continue the efforts towards
developing a free and independent nation.
Papyan recommended considering two basic aspects in the process:
the legal and the political. "When we approach the Nagorno-Karabakh
recognition from the political viewpoint, there is naturally no
recognition here. Under international law, recognition is possible
if it has been declared by a subject which is already recognized, i.e.
What we have today - the US State or a Spanish province -are not
subjects of international law; hence they cannot recognize [a
country]," he explained.
The analyst noted that a close look into the Basque parliament's
resolution reveals that it only expresses support to the
Nagorno-Karabakh people's right to self-determination.
"And because no state has yet recognized the Nagorno-Karabakh
independence, it cannot be considered recognized. Recognition is
within the competence of a federal authority," he said, considering
the recent measures politically positive for Karabakh.
Asked whether he doesn't think that those "recognitions" might entrap
the Armenian Genocide recognition efforts, the expert replied, "Given
that scores of US states have recognized it without a result, that's
already something like a trap, because recognition is aimed at making
them a subject of international law and committing themselves to its
principles. And that means that a state's defense and its borders
cannot be violated under the threat of force. Under the UN Charter,
a country has a right to self-defense; hence, recognition is not an
end in itself; it has a meaning in itself," he added.
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2014/09/17/papyan-ara/
11:35 * 17.09.14
Nagorno-Karabakh's recognition by non-subjects of international law
marks only a moral victory for the country, according to Ara Papyan,
the director of the Yerevan based analytical center Modus Vivendi.
"We have only moral victories in such cases, but it adds nothing to
Artsakh's [Nagorno-Karabakh's] security," he told Tert.am, commenting
on the recently adopted resolitions.
It comes after Martin Garitano, the governor of the Basque Gipuzkoa
province, said at a meeting with the Nagorno-Karabakh foreign minister
that they recognize Artsakh as an independent country.
Earlier, the California Senate overwhelmingly adopted a resolution
encouraging the people pf Karabakh to continue the efforts towards
developing a free and independent nation.
Papyan recommended considering two basic aspects in the process:
the legal and the political. "When we approach the Nagorno-Karabakh
recognition from the political viewpoint, there is naturally no
recognition here. Under international law, recognition is possible
if it has been declared by a subject which is already recognized, i.e.
What we have today - the US State or a Spanish province -are not
subjects of international law; hence they cannot recognize [a
country]," he explained.
The analyst noted that a close look into the Basque parliament's
resolution reveals that it only expresses support to the
Nagorno-Karabakh people's right to self-determination.
"And because no state has yet recognized the Nagorno-Karabakh
independence, it cannot be considered recognized. Recognition is
within the competence of a federal authority," he said, considering
the recent measures politically positive for Karabakh.
Asked whether he doesn't think that those "recognitions" might entrap
the Armenian Genocide recognition efforts, the expert replied, "Given
that scores of US states have recognized it without a result, that's
already something like a trap, because recognition is aimed at making
them a subject of international law and committing themselves to its
principles. And that means that a state's defense and its borders
cannot be violated under the threat of force. Under the UN Charter,
a country has a right to self-defense; hence, recognition is not an
end in itself; it has a meaning in itself," he added.
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2014/09/17/papyan-ara/