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berecalledthatthroughtothepresentdaynocommonly-
agreeddefinitionofterrorismhasbeenarrivedat(
nota
bene
,thepoliticaldisputeastowhethertoclassifyspecific
groupsasterroristsorfreedomfightersgainsnewmeaning
inthiscontext).However,infact,arecognitionbythird
stateswillnotalwaysbelegallyrelevant.Thecrucialfactor
istherecognitionbytheparentstate,againstwhich
thegivenorganisationcarriesonthearmedfight.
Itisobviousthattheparentstatewillnotbeinterested
inawardinganyrightstothesepersons.Onecanevenclaim
thatthereisadutyonthepartofstatestocounteract
separatistmovements,giventheprincipleofterritorial
integrityandthenon-existenceofanyobligationthat
fighters/terroristsaretobegrantedprotection.Weomithere
recognitionresortedtounderpressurefrominternational
society.
Thisremarkisoffundamentalsignificancefor
theassessmentofmanyfactualsituationsconnectedwith
secession.Itisveryrareforseparatisttrendstoemerge
suddenlythesituationinCrimeaandineasternUkraine
isfromthisperspectiveaveryspecialone(nevertheless,
itishighlyprobablythattheseconflictswereevokedthrough
Russiansupport).Ethnicconflictsusuallyariseoveryears,
andthisishowtheyappearinreality.Theyshouldtherefore
usuallybetreatedasdomesticaffairsinthemeaningofArt.
2(7),leavingexternalinterferenceofeverykindasout
ofthequestion,inrelationtoboththeUN(SecurityCouncil,
GeneralAssembly,SecretaryGeneral),andotherstates.
Anexceptionmaybemadeinfavourofthepositions
ofregionalorganisations,andmostespeciallytheones
ofwhichthegivenstateisamember.Thiscanjustify
aninterestonthepartofthesaidorganisationintheinternal
situationofthememberstate,ifitfitswithintheframework
ofitscompetences.Thus,forexample,one
oftherequirementsforEuropeanUnionmembership
isademocraticformofgovernmentandtheprotection
ofhumanrights,hencecompetentEUorgansmaypay
attentiontoinfringementsthereof,and,under
certainconditionsstipulatedinitstreaties,mayevenimpose
sanctionsuponthestateresponsibleforviolations
Inthecontemporarypracticeanddoctrineofinternational