State Continuity and Nationality: The Baltic States and Russia : Past, Present and Future as Defined by International Law. Second Revised Edition /

State Continuity and Nationality: The Baltic States and Russia : Past, Present and Future as Defined by International Law. Second Revised Edition /

Political changes in Central and Eastern Europe in the 1990s led to important territorial changes and confronted decision-makers and international lawyers with complex questions relevant to State continuity and succession. The case of the Baltic States was particularly difficult since they re-emerge...

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Main Author: Ziemele, Ineta (Author)

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill | Nijhoff, 2026.

Series: Human Rights and Humanitarian Law E-Books Online, Collection 2026.

Subjects:

Citizenship.
Dismemberment of nations.
State succession.

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Call Number: KJC5114

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Table of Contents:
  • Contents
  • Foreword to the First Edition
  • Preface to the Second Edition
  • Table of Cases
  • List of Abbreviations
  • PART 1
  • Introduction
  • 1 State Continuity and Nationality: An Overview of the Issues and the Limits of Inquiry
  • 2 The Persistent Significance of Nationality
  • PART 2
  • The State
  • 3 Claims of the Baltic States to State Continuity
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Estonia
  • 3 Latvia
  • 4 Lithuania
  • 5 Conclusions
  • 4 The View of the Russian Federation Concerning Its International Legal Status
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Constitutional Developments since 1990
  • 3 Continuity of the Russian Federation in the 1993 Constitution
  • 4 Other Principles of the Constitution
  • 5 Conclusions
  • 5 International Reactions to the Claims of the Baltic States and the Russian Federation
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 The Practice of International Organisations
  • 3 Bilateral Relations
  • 4 Conclusions
  • 6 Assessment of Claims to State Continuity in an International Law Context
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 International Legal Personality of States
  • 3 Statehood in International Law
  • 4 State Continuity and/or Identity
  • 5 State Succession v. State Continuity
  • PART 3
  • Nationality
  • 7 The Regulation of Nationality in the Baltic States
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Estonia
  • 3 Latvia
  • 4 Lithuania
  • 5 Conclusions
  • 8 The Regulation of Nationality in the Russian Federation
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 The Constitutional Provisions
  • 3 The 1991 Law on Citizenship
  • 4 The Right of a Child to Russian Nationality
  • 5 Federal Law on State Policy Regarding Compatriots Abroad
  • 6 The 2002 Citizenship Law
  • 7 The 2023 Citizenship Law
  • 8 Commentary
  • 9 The Regulation of Nationality in International Law
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 International Law Concept of Nationality
  • 3 The Historical Overview
  • 4 Modern Developments
  • 5 Relevant Customary International Law and General Principles of International Law
  • 6 The Effective Link Principle
  • 7 Validity of Nationality in International Law
  • 8 Conclusions
  • 10 The Regulation of Nationality in Situations of Territorial Change: Selected State Practice
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Principles Relating to Nationality in the Context of State Continuity
  • 3 Presumption of Continuity of Nationality
  • 4 Presumption of Automatic Change of Nationality
  • 5 Relevance of State Succession Categories in Nationality Matters
  • 6 Conclusions
  • 11 Conclusions Concerning Nationality Laws of the Baltic States and the Russian Federation
  • 1 The Russian Federation
  • 2 The Baltic States
  • PART 4
  • Human Rights
  • 12 Human Rights Aspects of the Regulation of Nationality
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 The Right to a Nationality
  • 3 The Non-discrimination Rule
  • 4 The Principle of the Reduction of Statelessness
  • 5 Conclusions
  • 13 Human Rights Obligations of the Baltic States and Russia Applicable in Matters of Nationality
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Reception of International Human Rights Law in the National Legal Systems: Main Principles
  • 3 The Right to a Nationality
  • 4 The Non-discrimination Rule
  • 5 Reduction of Statelessness
  • 6 Conclusions
  • 14 Nationality Laws and Minority Rights in the Baltic States
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Minorities in the Baltic States: Overview
  • 3 Obligations Stemming from Minority Rights Relevant in Matters of Nationality
  • 4 Minority Rights of Non-nationals
  • 5 Future Challenges
  • PART 5
  • General Conclusions
  • General Conclusions
  • Statehood
  • State Continuity
  • Nationality
  • Human Rights
  • The Baltic States
  • The Russian Federation
  • Final Remarks
  • Bibliography
  • Index.