Frozen Conflicts in International Law

The term «frozen conflict» is commonly understood as a blurred state between war and peace. It typically refers to disputes in the post-Soviet space, namely South Ossetia and Abkhazia in Georgia, Transnistria in Moldova, and Nagorno-Karabakh in Azerbaijan. However, it remains an ambiguous concept wi...

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Hlavní autor: Enzler, Livia
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description The term «frozen conflict» is commonly understood as a blurred state between war and peace. It typically refers to disputes in the post-Soviet space, namely South Ossetia and Abkhazia in Georgia, Transnistria in Moldova, and Nagorno-Karabakh in Azerbaijan. However, it remains an ambiguous concept with no uniform definition. This book explores the relationship between International Law and frozen conflicts by examining the term, analysing the four cases mentioned, and situating the concept within the wider legal landscape. Frozen conflicts challenge the discipline’s binary logic by blurring the boundaries of war and peace, international and non-international armed conflicts, states and nonstates, and law and politics. The book offers a critical reflection on the limitations of International Law when addressing such ambiguous phenomena.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-1738212026-03-19T14:18:28Z Frozen Conflicts in International Law Enzler, Livia Frozen conflicts Post-Soviet South-Ossetia Abkhazia Transnistria Nagorno-Karabakh People’s right to self-determination Territorial integrity Secession Dichotomies Jus post bellum Asymmetric warfare Legal concepts thema EDItEUR::L Law::LB International law::LBB Public international law thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPW Political activism / Political engagement::JPWS Armed conflict The term «frozen conflict» is commonly understood as a blurred state between war and peace. It typically refers to disputes in the post-Soviet space, namely South Ossetia and Abkhazia in Georgia, Transnistria in Moldova, and Nagorno-Karabakh in Azerbaijan. However, it remains an ambiguous concept with no uniform definition. This book explores the relationship between International Law and frozen conflicts by examining the term, analysing the four cases mentioned, and situating the concept within the wider legal landscape. Frozen conflicts challenge the discipline’s binary logic by blurring the boundaries of war and peace, international and non-international armed conflicts, states and nonstates, and law and politics. The book offers a critical reflection on the limitations of International Law when addressing such ambiguous phenomena. 2026-03-19T14:18:26Z 2026-03-19T14:18:26Z 2026-03-06T14:50:36Z 2026 book https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/111291 9783907297711 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/173821 eng open access image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/111291/1/9783907297711.pdf sui generis Verlag 10.38107/071 10.38107/071 d0408bce-74b7-4793-a126-7c47e3617d24 9783907297711 228 Zürich open access
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South-Ossetia
Abkhazia
Transnistria
Nagorno-Karabakh
People’s right to self-determination
Territorial integrity
Secession
Dichotomies
Jus post bellum
Asymmetric warfare
Legal concepts
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Frozen Conflicts in International Law
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Post-Soviet
South-Ossetia
Abkhazia
Transnistria
Nagorno-Karabakh
People’s right to self-determination
Territorial integrity
Secession
Dichotomies
Jus post bellum
Asymmetric warfare
Legal concepts
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Nagorno-Karabakh
People’s right to self-determination
Territorial integrity
Secession
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Jus post bellum
Asymmetric warfare
Legal concepts
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