Declaration of Independence of the Republic of Crimea
| Declaration of Independence of Crimea | |
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| Created | 11 March 2014 |
| Author(s) | Supreme Council of Crimea and the Sevastopol City Council |
| Purpose | reunification of Crimea and Sevastopol as a single united entity while becoming independent from Ukraine |
The Declaration of Independence of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol is a joint resolution adopted on March 11, 2014 by the Supreme Council of Crimea and the Sevastopol City Council where they express their intention to self-declare themselves independent after a referendum to be held on 16 March.[1] The participants were at the time subnational divisions of Ukraine but expect to reunify as the Republic of Crimea and then declared their independence as a single and united sovereign state apart from Ukraine, should voters approve joining Russia in a referendum, scheduled for March 16.[clarification needed][2] The document explicitly cites the unilateral declaration of independence by Kosovo and the ICJ opinion on that case as a precedent for the action.[1]
Translated copy
The document reads as follows:[3]
Declaration of Independence of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol: We, members of the Supreme Council of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol City Council, based on the provisions of the Charter of the United Nations and many other international instruments recognizing the right of peoples to self-determination, as well as taking into account the support from the international Court of Justice on Kosovo from July 22, 2010 the fact that the unilateral declaration of independence part of the state does not violate any rules of international law and decide together:
1. If as a result of the upcoming March 16, 2014 of direct expression of the peoples of the Crimea will be decided on joining the Crimea, including the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, Russia in the Crimea after the referendum will be declared an independent and sovereign state with a republican form of government.
2. Republic of Crimea is a democratic, secular and multi-ethnic state, which is obliged to keep the peace, inter-ethnic and inter-confessional accord in its territory.
3. Republic of Crimea as an independent and sovereign state in the case of the relevant results of the referendum will appeal to the Russian Federation with a proposal for the adoption of the ARC based on the relevant international agreement of the Russian Federation as a new subject of the Russian Federation.
Declaration approved by the Supreme Council of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea at the extraordinary plenary session of March 11, 2014 (signed by the Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea Vladimir Konstantinov) and Decision of the Sevastopol City Council at an extraordinary plenary session of March 11, 2014 (signed by the Chairman of the Sevastopol city council Yu Doynikova ).
International recognition
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation stated that the decision of Crimean parliament on adopting the declaration of independence is totally lawful.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Crimea parliament declares independence from Ukraine ahead of referendum". RT. March 11, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
- ^ "ДЕКЛАРАЦИЯ о независимости Автономной Республики Крым и города Севастополя" (in Russian). Supreme Council of Crimea. March 11, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
- ^ "Парламент Крыма принял Декларацию о независимости АРК и г. Севастополя". Press center of the Supreme Council of Autonomous Republic of Crimea. 10 March 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- ^ "Ukrainian prosecutors demand annulment of declaration of Crimea independence". ITAR-TASS. 2014-03-11. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
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