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CIAO DATE: 10/02

Federal Practice: Exploring alternatives for Georgia and Abkhazia

Bruno Coppieters, David Darchiashvili and Natella Akaba (eds.)

VUB Brussels University Press

2002

 

Table of Contents

Introduction

Part 1: International Perspectives

  1. Western Security Policies and the Georgian-Abkhazian Conflict, by Bruno Coppieters (PDF, 40 pgs, 293 Kb)

    • Introduction
    • Georgia's Defeat in Abkhazia 1992-1993
    • Cautious Western Policies 1994-1995
    • Pipeline Security
    • Georgian and Abkhaz Security Dilemmas
    • Russian Choices
    • Western Political Choices
      1. Western Military Policies in Georgia
      2. Western Support for UN Mediation
      3. 'Friends of Georgia' or 'Friends of the Secretary-General on Georgia'
      4. The Prospect of Post-Conflict Reconstruction
    • Conclusions
    • Notes

    Part 2: European Experiences

  2. Swiss Federalism: Lessons for Georgian-Abkhazian Relations, by David Darchiashvili (PDF, 15 pgs, 217 Kb)

    • Federalism and Legitimacy
    • Federalism and Neutrality
    • The Federal Technique for Achieving a Legitimising Consensus
    • The Contingency of the Tatar Nationalist Mobilization - Historical Outline
    • Conclusion
    • Notes

  3. The Swiss Experience and Prospects for a Peaceful Abkhazian-Georgian Peace Settlement, by Natella Akaba (PDF, 15 pgs, 223 Kb)

    • Features of the Swiss Model
      • Recognising the Value of Cultural Differences
      • The Democracy of Consensus
      • Three Levels of Loyalty
      • Political Culture and Tolerance
    • Georgia in Search of a New Identity
      • Georgia as a State for the Georgian Nation
      • Post-Totalitarian Democracy
      • The Threat of Disintegration: Real or Imagined?
    • Conclusion
    • Notes

  4. The Value of the Tatarstan Experience for Georgia and Abkhazia, by Alexei Zverev (PDF, 15 pgs, 187 Kb)

    • Introducton
    • Russia's Federal Evolution and the Birth of Tatarstan's National Project
    • Three Stages in The State- and Nation-Building Process
    • The Value of the Tatarstan Experience for Georgia and Abkhazia
    • Conclusion
    • Notes

  5. Shared Sovereignty Russian Style: Relations between Moscow and the Regions, by Nikolay Petrov (PDF, 37 pgs, 344 Kb)

    • Political History of the Regions 1: the Republics
    • The Political History of the Republics II: the Oblasts
    • Break-Up of the Power Axes
    • The Presidential Administration
    • The Federation Council
    • The Constitutional Court
    • The President's Representatives
    • The Regional Political Elites
    • The Regions in Terms of Political Elite Composition and Movements
    • Mayors
    • Bilateral Treaties between the Centre and the Regions
    • The Redistribution of Power between Regions and Centre
    • Conclusions: Russia as a Single political Space
    • Experience of Russian Federalism Applicable to the Georgian-Abkhaz Conflict
    • Notes

    Part 3: Foreign Policies of Federated Entities

  6. Treaty-Making Powers and Foreign Relations of Federated Entities, by Uwe Leonardy (PDF, 20 pgs, 226 Kb)

    • Introduction
    • Analysis and Comparison of Relevant Issues
      1. Central Treaty Power
      2. Legislative Implementation of Central Treaty-Making
      3. Capacity of Federated Entities to Conclude Internatioanl Agreements
      4. Cross-Fronties Regional Co-operation (examined selectively)
      5. Regional Representation in Foreign Countries (examined electively)
      6. Regional Foreign Political Contacts or "Para-Diplomacy" (examined selectively)
    • Conclusions
    • Notes

  7. Segmentation and Integration. Proposals for a Federalisation of Foreign Policy in Georgia, by Gocha Lordkipanidze (PDF, 10 pgs, 210 Kb)

    • Competance for Foreign Policy Making
    • Co-operation, Conflict of Competence and Interests - Legal and Non-Legal Mechanisms for Ensuring Coherent Foreign Policy
    • Some Thoughts on a Foreign Policy for a Federal Georgian-Abkhaz State
    • Notes

    Part 4: Federalism, Confederalism and Consociationalism

  8. Confederalism. A Review of Recent Literature, by Xiaokun Song (PDF, 15 pgs, 219 Kb)

    • Introduction
    • Definitions
    • History
    • The Theoretical Formulation of the Features of Confederal Governance
    • Modern Application of Confederalism
    • Notes

  9. Federalism and Consociationalism. Perspectives for Georgian State Reform, by Tinatin Khidasheli (PDF, 8 pgs, 203 Kb)

    • Introducton
    • The Constitution of Plural Societies
    • How Plural Democratic Societies Work
    • Notes

    Part 5 : The Principles of Territoriality and Personality

  10. The Conflict in Abkhazia and a Possible Way of Resolving It, by Ivlian Haindrava (PDF, 12 pgs, 250 Kb)

    • The Political, Economic, Social and Psychological Results of the Conflict
    • The Principa; Factors Preventing a Solution to the Conflict
    • Proposal for a Constitutional Treaty
    • Demilitarisation of Abkhazia
    • Legal Aspects
    • Commentary
    • Conclusion

  11. Personal Federalism: a Solution to Ethno-National Conflicts? What It Has Meant in Brussels and What It Could Mean in Abkhazia, by Theo Jans (PDF, 15 pgs, 217 Kb)

    • Thinking Territorially
    • The Limitations of Territorial Federalism and the Advantages of Extra-Territorial Practices
    • The Case of Brussels
    • Personal Federalism. The Way Out of the Georgian-Abkhaz Conundrum?
    • Notes

    Part 6: Constitutional Models

  12. Georgia and Abkhazia: Proposals for a Constitutional Model, by Viacheslav Chirikba (PDF, 48 pgs, 309 Kb)

    • Introduction
    • Abkhazia's Statehood from an International Perspective
    • Constitutional Relations between the Two States: Georgian and Abkhaz Perspectives
    • The Radical Georgian Position
    • The Concept of "Two Abkhazias"
    • The Official Georgian View
    • The Initial Abkhaz Proposals before August 1992
    • The Current Abkhaz Positions
    • The Radical Abkhaz Position
    • The Official Abkhaz Position
    • International Experiences
    • Proposals on the Political Status of Abkhazia within a Common State with Georgie
    • Major Principles
      1. Political Equality
      2. Commitment to the Union
      3. Non-interference
    • The Political Status of the Republic of Abkhazia-Apsny
    • Division of Powers between the Federated Republic of Abkhazia-Apsny and the Common State
      1. The Common State
      2. Citizenship
      3. Monetary System
      4. Defense and Security
      5. Language policy
      6. External Relations
    • International Guarantors
    • The Pan-Caucasian Perspectives for the Political Settlement between Abkhazia and Georgia
    • Notes

Notes on Contributors (PDF, 3 pgs, 239 Kb)