International Law, Politics and Security in Central Asia

Sergey Sayapin is Professor and Founding Director of the Center for International Law at KIMEP University (Kazakhstan). From 2000 to 2014, he held several positions at the ICRC Regional Delegation in Central Asia (Tashkent, Uzbekistan). Professor Sayapin has published extensively on international institutions, conflict and security law, human rights, international criminal law, post-Soviet and Central Asian approaches to international law, and the international legal aspects of Russia's war against Ukraine. He is co-editor for Central Asia of the Encyclopedia of Public International Law in Asia (Brill) and a member of the Executive Council of the Asian Society of International Law.

• Part I: Context and Development.- Sergey Sayapin, International Law in Central Asia: A Critical Overview.- Rustam Atadjanov, A Critical Reflection on Positivist Approaches toward International Law in Central Asia.- Anja Mihr, Transitology in Central Asia since 1991.- Sultan Sakhariyev, Shaping Regional Order: The Role of International Organisations in the Development of International Law in Central Asia.- Akbar Rasulov, Between the Second and the Third Worlds: The Legal Postcoloniality of Central Asia.- Part II: International Law as a Factor in the Central Asian Politics.- Sébastien Lafrance, Nik Khakhar, Ayazhan Kazybekova, The Implementation and Effectiveness of International Law in Central Asia.- Abay Abylaiuly, On the Necessity of Responding to the Findings of the UN International Law Commission.- Part III: International Law and Security.- Nicolas Zambrana-Tevar, What is a Coup?: Almaty, Catalonia and the US Capitol in Retrospect.- Part IV: Human Rights.- Muslim Khassenov, Labour Law Reforms in Central Asian Countries within the Context of International Labour Standards: A Comparative Analysis.- Part V: International Criminal Law.- Farkhod Fazilov, Uzbekistan´s Experience in Combating Money Laundering.- Part VI: International Trade and Investment Law.- Sherzod Shadikhodjaev, Fisheries Subsidies and the WTO.- Alberto Pecoraro, Stabilization Clauses in Mining Contracts: Economic Sovereignty, Development and International Law in Central Asia.- Part VII: International Environmental Law.- Maria Baideldinova, International Legal Standards of Animal Welfare.- Kamila Mateeva, Kanykei Kasybekova and Begaiym Esenkulova, International Environmental Law in Central Asia: Implementation Challenges and Limitations.- Part VIII: International Law as an Academic Discipline.- Julia Emtseva, Teaching International Law in Central Asia: Is There a Coherent Approach?.