Perestroika Era and International Law

Kaj Hobér, Professor Emeritus of International Investment and Trade Law and Fellow, Institute for Russian and Eurasian Studies (IRES), Uppsala University, Sweden

‘This book is written in an accessible manner and contains not only the story of Perestroika and international law in its different facets but also its pre-story during the Cold War, concerning international law and the Soviet Union. Different areas of international law such as theory of international law, use of force, human rights, border disputes and foreign economic relations are addressed in the book. The appendices contain relevant documents and help to illuminate the narrative.’

• ContentsPreface vii1 Introduction to The Perestroika Era and International Law 2 Gorbachev’s reforms 3 History of international law4 The New Thinking and international law5 Sources of international law 6 Peaceful coexistence7 The use of force8 Border disputes9 Human rights10 Foreign economic relations11 The dissolution of the USSRAppendices: The Perestroika EraAppendix 1 Gorbachev’s Speech at the United Nations inDecember 1988Appendix 2 Extracts from the Final Act of the Conference onSecurity and Co-operation in Europe: “HelsinkiFinal Act”Appendix 3 Agreement between the Union of the SovietSocialist Republics and the People’s Republic ofChina on the Soviet-Chinese State Border in itsEastern Part Appendix 4 Memorandum Concerning the Kurile IslandsAppendix 5 Declaration on Human Rights and FreedomAppendix 6 The 1987 Joint Venture DecreeAppendix 7 The 9 + 1 AgreementAppendix 8 The Minsk Agreement on Establishing aCommonwealth of Independent StatesAppendix 9 The Minsk DeclarationAppendix 10 The Alma-Ata DeclarationAppendix 11 The Alma-Ata ProtocolIndex