International Law & Regional Integration
In Search of Rights to Political Participation: The Emerging Voice of National Minorities...
National minority rights; political participation; Bosnia and Herzegovina; EU conditionality; constitutional discrimination; Sejdić and Finci
The article examines the political exclusion of national minorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, particularly after the Sejdić and Finci judgment. It argues that fragmented EU conditionality and domestic ethnic power structures have obstructed constitutional reform and effective minority participation.
SAVIĆ-BOJANIĆ, MAJA
The European Union and Russia: History of the Relationship and Cooperation Prospects
EU–Russia relations; strategic partnership; Partnership and Cooperation Agreement; energy policy; Eastern Partnership; Eurasian integration
The article traces the development of EU–Russia relations from the late Soviet period to strategic partnership. It examines the principal legal frameworks and contested areas of cooperation, including trade, energy, visas, human rights, and competing regional integration projects.
LAZAREVA, MARINA
Human Rights Perspectives, Programs and Policies
Human rights; policy implementation; global governance; democratic accountability; supranational institutions; constitutionalism
The article proposes a six-stage policy model – perspectives, principles, programs, policies, processes, and practices – for analysing the institutionalization of human rights. From sociological, ideological, and geopolitical perspectives, it critically examines the effects of supranational governance on democratic accountability, constitutional limits, and national self-government.
LENGYEL, TIBOR
EU Impact on the Interpretation of International Treaties by Ukrainian Courts
Treaty interpretation; Ukrainian courts; EU law; judicial reasoning; Europeanization; international treaties
The article examines how Ukrainian courts interpret international treaties and how EU law influences this process despite lacking direct binding force in Ukraine. It finds that references to EU legislation and case law remain limited and inconsistent but indicate gradual Europeanization of judicial reasoning.
ZVIERIEV, IEVGEN
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