THE EVOLUTION OF LEGAL PRINCIPLES OF INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION IN THE CONTEXT OF THE RUSSIAN-UKRAINIAN WAR: FROM THE TREATY OF WESTPHALIA TO THE PRESENT

Mykola SLOBODYANYUK

SLOBODYANYUK M. (2022), THE EVOLUTION OF LEGAL PRINCIPLES OF INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION IN THE CONTEXT OF THE RUSSIAN-UKRAINIAN WAR: FROM THE TREATY OF WESTPHALIA TO THE PRESENT; Scientific Bulletin of Dnipropetrovsk State University of Internal Affair, Special Issue №2, 139-147

DOI: 10.31733/2078-3566-2022-6-139-147

 

ABSTRACT. The article for the first time comprehensively examines the step-by-step evolution of the principles of international law from the Westphalian system of treaties of 1648 to the present day and the degree of observance of these principles in the relations between russia and Ukraine. It was found out that during this period, despite the devastating wars, humanity sought to develop mechanisms for peaceful resolution of conflicts, to develop principles of international relations, to introduce civilized rules of warfare, to alleviate the suffering of the civilian population during hostilities. Each global war ended with the creation of a new system of peaceful coexistence: Westphalian sovereignty, Treaty of Versailles, Treaties of Yalta and Potsdam. The Geneva, Hague, Vienna and other international conventions became important elements of these systems, the purpose of which was to protect the inalienable rights of every person, develop fair rules of international relations and introduce civilized rules of warfare.

It has been proven that failure to fulfill international obligations is a traditional political course for the governments of the russian empire, the Soviet Union, and the russian federation. It was established that the Russian leadership systematically violated all signed ukrainian-russian agreements. It has been found that in recent years, legislative acts have been adopted in russia that contradict the international obligations of the russian authorities. In addition, by the fact and nature of its full-scale aggression against Ukraine in 2022, russia clearly demonstrated its reluctance to resolve disputes peacefully. Such steps are deliberately aimed at undermining the foundations of collective security in the world and take this state beyond the UN Charter and civilized international relations. This means that the existing international security mechanisms have lost their relevance, and after the end of the russian-ukrainian war, the question of creating a new collective security architecture in the world will become acute.

Keywords: Ukraine, russia, international law, Vienna Convention of 1969, pacta sunt servanda, UN Charter.

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