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The Cyprus referendum of 2004 was a definitive moment in the recent history of Cyprus. The island's future hung in the balance - specifically the fate of the controversial Annan Plan, which proposed the creation of a single United Cyprus Republic with two constituent states. Accepted by the Turkish side but rejected by Greek Cypriots, the Plan was not implemented. In this balanced account of a highly charged period, Chrysostomos Pericleous offers an exhaustive treatment of the events that culminated in the referendum and through his comparative study, explains the positions ultimately taken by

This paper assesses the prospects and challenges facing the Republic of Cyprus in developing the discovery of a significant offshore gas field by Noble Energy in December 2011. This discovery came close on the heels of the major discoveries in adjacent offshore Israel, further astounding the international upstream exploration and production community who had largely overlooked the prospectivity of this area. For the Republic of Cyprus, whose economy is dominated by tourism and the service sector and overshadowed by Eurozone economic malaise, this discovery offers lower domestic energy costs and substantial export revenues. However, as is often the case with unexpected fortune, decisions on how best to develop such a resource for the benefit of a nation with a history of inter-ethnic tensions are not straightforward and further complicated by Cyprus' geographic and geopolitical setting. Anastasios Giamouridis describes the status of the Aphrodite field and juxtaposes the logical process of progressively defining options for the development of the field and the export strategy for gas produced in excess of Cyprus' modest current and future consumption needs with the rising expectations, not just of the Cypriot government but also neighbouring countries with either aspirations to share in this source of hydrocarbon wealth or openly disputing Cyprus' sovereign hydrocarbon ownership rights. Anastasios introduces the pros and cons of future unitisation and joint development with Israel and examines the institutional capability of the Cypriot government to guide the monetisation of the resource at a time when it is also focused on Cyprus's EU Presidency in the second half of 2012.

Human rights — Jurisdiction — State responsibility for securing rights and freedoms — Whether limited to the territory of a State — State exercising effective control of territory outside its borders as a result of military action — Whether violations of human rights in that territory imputable to the State — Whether State responsible for acts of local administration — Cyprus — Whether northern Cyprus within the jurisdiction of Turkey for purposes of Article 1, European Convention on Human Rights, 1950 — Whether Turkey responsible for acts of "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus"Human rights — Remedies — Courts of "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus" — Whether to be treated as courts for purposes of European Convention on Human Rights — Relevance of illegality of establishment of "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus" — Namibia doctrine — Whether courts of northern Cyprus affording remedies — Duty to exhaust domestic remedies — Whether courts of northern Cyprus independent and impartial tribunals — European Convention on Human Rights, 1950, Articles 6, 13 and 3511Human rights — Right to life — Whether State can violate right to life by failing to provide access to medical care — Degrading treatment — Systematic discrimination — Greek Cypriots living in enclave in northern Cyprus — European Convention on Human Rights, 1950, Articles 2, 3 and 5Human rights — Right to property — Right to respect for home and family life — Greek Cypriots displaced from northern Cyprus by 1974 fighting — Whether violations of rights to property and home — Greek Cypriots enclaved in northern Cyprus — Restrictions on succession — European Convention on Human Rights, 1950, Article 8, Protocol 1, Article 1Human rights — Rights to freedom of expression, association and religion — Limits — Whether violated by administration in northern Cyprus — European Convention on Human Rights, 1950, Articles 9, 10 and 11Human rights — Discrimination — Systematic discrimination — Discrimination as separate basis for violation of Convention — European Convention on Human Rights, 1950, Article 14Human rights — Claims of violations — European Court of Human Rights — Inter-State applications — Standard and burden of proof- — Proof beyond reasonable doubt — Claims regarding compatibility in abstracto of laws with Convention — Whether admissibleInternational organizations — United Nations — Security Council — Effect of resolutions — Resolutions not adopted under Chapter VII of Charter — Resolutions 541 (1983) and 550 (1994) — Situation in Cyprus — Invalidity of establishment of "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus" — Effects — Reports by United Nations on conditions in northern Cyprus — Evidential valueInternational tribunals — Jurisdiction — Procedure — European Court of Human Rights — Limitation on jurisdiction — Claims added after decision on jurisdictionRecognition — States — Effects of non-recognition — "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus" — Whether a State — Whether 12general duty of non-recognition — Whether duty of non-recognition subject to exceptions — Namibia doctrine — Validity of day-to-day actsState responsibility — Imputability — Whether acts of separate entity imputable to the State — Degree of overall control required — "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus" — Whether controlled by Turkey — Whether acts imputable to TurkeyStates — Existence of State — Entity not recognized by international community, with exception of one State — "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus"War and armed conflict — Legality of resort to force — Occupation — Turkish intervention in Cyprus in 1974 and subsequent presence in northern Cyprus

La riforma del diritto di famiglia e delle Family courts nella Repubblica di Cipro
ABSTRACT: This essay addresses the 2023 amendments to Article 111 of the 1960 Constitution of the Republic of Cyprus, as well as family law reforms in the light of the religious or belief minority rights protection, promotion, and implementation. In doing so, the article relies on the findings of the Atlas of Religious or Belief minority Rights research project. The aim is to highlight how the legal system of Cyprus is slowly detaching itself from the millet logic inherited from the Ottoman past and it is further aligning with European and international standards on the protection of minority rights in different policy areas, including family law and marriage. However, religious affiliation and religious legal systems still bear significance on some issues pertaining to family law, marriage, and dissolution of marriage.
SUMMARY: 1. Introduction - 2. Religious (and ethnic) affiliation in the "intractable" Constitution of the Republic of Cyprus - 3. Family courts: Article 111 of the Constitution and the Orthodox Church - 4. The Family Courts of the Religious Groups - 5. The Eighteenth Constitutional Amendment and the recent family law reforms - 6. Concluding remarks.

The article is devoted to systematization and characteristics of the main pre-conditions of bilateral economic relations realization between Ukraine and the Republic of Cyprus, much attention is paid to the assessment and the comparative characteristics of the social and economic indices of the national economic development of the countries.

Chapter I: Introduction -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Main Challenges -- 3. Methodology -- 4. The Theses of this Book -- 5. The Analysis -- Chapter II: The Historical, Political and Legal Context of the Suspension of the Acquis in Northern Cyprus -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Birth of a Republic but not of a Nation -- 3. 'The First Partition' -- 4. The 1974 Turkish Military Intervention and the Continued Presence of Turkey on Cyprus -- 5. The RoC as a Candidate for EU Accession -- 6. The UN Plan for a United Cyprus Republic (UCR) -- 7. Cyprus' Accession to the EU -- 8. Conclusion -- Chapter III: Union Citizenship, Fundamental Rights and Free Movement of Persons -- 1. Introduction -- 2. EU Citizenship -- 3. Fundamental Rights -- 4. Crossing the 'Line' -- 5. Conclusion -- Chapter IV: Free Movement of Goods -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Trade with the 'Areas' before Cyprus' EU Accession -- 3. Green Line Regulation's Provisions on Crossing of Goods -- 4. The Commission's Proposal for a Direct Trade Regulation -- 5. Conclusion -- Chapter V: Taking Cyprus' EU Membership into Account for a Future Settlement Plan -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The EU as a Principal Locus and Actor in a Future Initiative -- 3. Accommodating a Future Solution within the Union Legal Order -- 4. Conclusion -- Chapter VI: Conclusion -- 1. A Study in Time -- 2. Strangers in the Same Land? The Cooperation of the UN and the EU in Resolving the Cyprus Issue -- 3. Lessons Learned (?)