Op-Ed

Can Crimea Secede from Ukraine via Referendum?

Original title: Kırım Referandumla Ukrayna’dan Ayrılabilir mi?

The Parliament of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea decided to hold a referendum on February 27 and seek an answer to the question, “Should Crimea be part of Ukraine or Russia?” The referendum will be held on March 16, but the Parliament has inflamed the current debate with its decision to join Russia on March 6. With this development, the need to seek answers to the following questions has arisen: “Would the decision to secede by referendum violate international law?” and “Is Crimea seceding from Ukraine by referendum in accordance with international law?”

Published in
Radikal
Date
13 Mart 2014
Language
Turkish