International legal and economic aspects of joint use of the Paz River hydro-resources by the USSR, Finland and Norway in the 1920–1940s
https://doi.org/10.35854/2219-6242-2023-4-554-564
Abstract
The article deals with the fact that international legal relations of joint use of hydro resources of border rivers by Soviet Russia, Finland and Norway in 1920–1944 is an understudied topic among domestic and foreign researchers. This is largely due to the fact that the international legal interaction between the countries was contradictory, and the problems of security of border territories caused concern and could not create normal conditions for regional economic cooperation in this area.
Keywords
Lake Inari,
Paz River,
Kola Peninsula hydropower,
Far North,
Norway,
Russia,
USSR,
Finland,
international law,
world economy
About the Authors
Yu. V. Mishalchenko
St. Petersburg University of Management TechnoSt. Petersburg Institute (branch) All-Russian State University of Justice (RLA of the Ministry of Justice of Russia)logies and Economics; St. Petersburg State Marine Technical University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Yu. V. Mishalchenko — Doctor of Law, Doctor of Economics, Professor, Professor at the Department of Constitutional and International Law of UMTE; Professor at the Department of Constitutional and International Law; Professor at the Department of State and International Law of SMTU
44A Lermontovskiy Ave., St. Petersburg 190020, Russia
19а, 10 line V.O., St. Petersburg 199178, Russia
3 Lotsmanskaya st., St. Petersburg 190121, Russia
Ya. A. Sekste
St. Petersburg Institute (branch) All-Russian State University of Justice (RLA of the Ministry of Justice of Russia)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Ya. A. Sekste — PhD in Historical Sciences, Associate Professor,
Head of the Department of Humanitarian and Socio-Economic Disciplines
19а, 10 line V.O., St. Petersburg 199178, Russia
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Mishalchenko Yu.V., Sekste Ya.A. International legal and economic aspects of joint use of the Paz River hydro-resources by the USSR, Finland and Norway in the 1920–1940s. Sociology and Law. 2023;15(4):554-564. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.35854/2219-6242-2023-4-554-564
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