Abstract:
The main topic of the final dissertation is the Crimean crisis broke out in 2014. The focus will be on the situation of the Crimean peninsula, an autonomous region of the Ukrainian State, illegaly annexed by the Russian Federation in 2014. The first chapter will start with the analysis of the UKrainian political crisis and then it will move forward with the events that proceded the outbreak of the EuroMaidan protests. The various steps which enabled the Russian Government to be able to "reunify" Crimea with Russian Federation will be exposed and read in the light of International Law, taking into consideration some aspects of the domestic law of the Ukrainian State. After analyzing the reasons why the Kremlin has annexed Crimea, the second chapter will concern the response of the international community and the issues that-still today-keep the debate on the de facto situation in Crimea still open. After providing some consideration on the legal status of Crimea, the third and the fourth chapter will try to answer to a wide but important research question: what is the contribution of the International Tribunals and Courts in determining the legal status of Crimea? Taking into consideration the European Court of Human Rights, the International Court of Justice, the International Criminal Court and the Permanent Court of Arbitration the dissertation will try to answer to the reserach question and, in the light of the analysis carried out, to consider possible future developments.
