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State Continuity and its Consequences: The Case of the Baltic States

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 July 2003

PETER VAN ELSUWEGE
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Abstract

The recognition of Baltic independence in 1991 led to a number of challenges in their relationship with Russia. The legal status of large Russian-speaking minorities in Latvia and Estonia, the unresolved border questions, and the particular situation of Kaliningrad have proved to be the most pressing of these. This article tries to link these topical political issues with international law practice on state continuity. It refers to competing visions of Baltic statehood and its political and legal consequences, particularly in the context of the forthcoming enlargement of NATO and the EU.

Keywords

Baltic–Russian relationscitizenshipstate continuityvalidity of international treaties
Type
CURRENT LEGAL DEVELOPMENTS
Information
Leiden Journal of International Law , Volume 16 , Issue 2 , June 2003 , pp. 377 - 388
Copyright
© 2003 Foundation of the Leiden Journal of International Law

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