The aspects of international law on the regulation of territorial conflicts: the case of Republic of Moldova and Georgia. Thesis for obtaining the scientific degree of doctor in law.

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ANNOTATION. Kurtskhalia Alexander. „The aspects of international law on the regulation of territorial conflicts: the case of Republic of Moldova and Georgia”. Thesis for obtain-ing the scientific degree of doctor in law. Specialty: 552.08. International and European public Law. Kishinau, 2022. Field of study. The paper includes a complex study in the field of international and european public law, being focused on the settlement of territorial conflicts, with a special focus on the case of the Republic of Moldova and Georgia. Structure of the thesis: introduction, 4 chapters, general conclusions and recom-mendations, bibliography from 348 sources, 183 basic text pages. Purpose and objectives of the research. The purpose of the thesis consists in the complex approach of the reports from the field of international law in the field of territo-rial conflicts, with special focus on territorial conflicts in the Republic of Moldova and Georgia, analyzed through the provisions of national laws, international instruments, doctri-nal opinions and judicial practice in the field. The research object of the thesis is focused on the scientific research of the legislation in the field of public international law and on the discovery of its significance in the field of territorial conflicts. The novelty and the scientific originality. The thesis contains a series of scientific conclusions and recommendations, which complement the legal issues in the field of territo-rial conflicts settlement based on the example of the Republic of Moldova and Georgia, to-gether with the improvement of the international normative-legal framework in the field of territorial conflicts. The important scientific problem solved consists in the complex investigation of the territorial conflicts, with special regard to the case of the Republic of Moldova and Georgia, which allowed the elucidation of the main legal and political problems affecting the settlement of the territorial conflicts and the identification of the most successful solu-tions for improving the norms of international law in material. Theoretical significance. The results of the investigation are beneficial to the con-tinuous development of the science of international and European public law, especially through the complex approach of international and national regulations regarding territorial conflicts in the Republic of Moldova and Georgia. The results and conclusions, reflecting the theoretical solutions, serve as support for the improvement of the legislation in this chapter. Application value. Based on our research, it was found that there are numerous theo-retical and normative deficiencies and omissions. To overcome these shortcomings, conclu-sions and recommendations were formulated aimed at improving the quality of the regulato-ry framework in the area of territorial conflicts, especially those in the Republic of Moldova and Georgia. As a result, practical recommendations have been revealed whose implementa-tion can decisively influence the existence and consolidation of the legislation in the field. Implementation of scientific results. The results of the research were presented in the texts of the scientific articles, being discussed and evaluated at national and international conferences.