This seminar was jointly organised by CIL and NUS.

2 April 2014 | Joint Seminar

Crimea & International Law: Aggression, Noninterference, Secession, Self-Determination and other interesting questions

 Introduction

Following the overthrow of the elected President of Ukraine, Viktor Yanukovyich, by the pro-Western opposition in Kiev, the pro-Russian faction in Crimea implemented a referendum, declared independence from Ukraine, and swiftly joined Russia, with the strong support of Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and the Russian military. What does international law have to say about these events? Professor Simon Chesterman and Professor Sornarajah unraveled the international legal implications and ramifications of the ongoing crisis in Ukraine and Crimea.

About the Speakers

Professor Simon CHESTERMAN is Dean and Professor at the National University of Singapore’s Faculty of Law and a Member of the Governing Board of the Centre for International Law. His areas of expertise include international law and institutions, state-building, and the regulation and oversight of intelligence services. He is a member of the editorial boards of various leading journals and the author or editor of thirteen books, including Law and Practice of the United Nations (Oxford, 2008).

Professor SORNARAJAH is CJ Koh Professor of Law at the National University of Singapore. He is Visiting Professor at the Centre for the Study of Human Rights, London School of Economics. He was the Tunku Abdul Rahman Professor of International Law at the University of Malaya at Kuala Lumpur. He is the author of the International Law on Foreign Investment and several other works on public international law and foreign investment arbitration