International legal content and significance of the Convention on the legal status of the Caspian sea of August 12, 2018
https://doi.org/10.24975/2313-8920-2019-6-2-175-194
Abstract
The article analyzes the provisions of the new Convention on the legal status of the
Caspian sea in 2018.It shows all the new novels, which are the fruit of more than 20 negotiations
of representatives of the presidents of the Caspian States. The article identifies all the positive aspects of the Convention, as well as its shortcomings. The author, in General, positively assessed
the efforts of the Caspian States to coordinate the «Constitution» of the Caspian sea, indicated
that its adoption will have a charitable value in the life of the States surrounding the Caspian sea.
About the Author
Rustam F. Mammadov
Baku State University
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
Rustam F. Mammadov, Doctor of Law
bld. 23, Zakhid Khalivov str., Baku, 1148, Azerbaijan;
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Mammadov R.F. International legal content and significance of the Convention on the legal status of the Caspian sea of August 12, 2018. Post-Soviet Issues. 2019;6(2):175-194. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.24975/2313-8920-2019-6-2-175-194
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