On the legal nature of regional integration associations

G.G. Bodurova

Kazan Federal University, Kazan, 420008 Russia

E-mail: bodurova.gulshan@gmail.com

Received April 28, 2022

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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DOI: 10.26907/2541-7738.2022.4.25-32

For citation: Bodurova G.G. On the legal nature of regional integration associations. Uchenye Zapiski Kazanskogo Universiteta. Seriya Gumanitarnye Nauki, 2022, vol. 164, no. 4, pp. 25–32. doi: 10.26907/2541-7738.2022.4.25-32. (In Russian)

Abstract

This article deals with the problem of defining the legal nature of integration associations, mainly regional, as well as with the issue of revealing their major role in world affairs. Notably, it is possible to clarify the legal essence of these entities if their individual features distinguishing integration associations from the existing form of interstate cooperation, in particular international organizations, are known. Of special interest are the characteristics of such regional integration associations that are based on larger associations, such as the Eurasian Economic Union, a trade agreement between several post-Soviet states, and the European Union, a political and economic association of European states. The relations of an international character developing during the interstate cooperation within the framework of regional integration associations were described with the help of the comparative and analytical methods. A comprehensive legal definition of the concept of regional integration associations was provided based on their unique features. The latter were analyzed in detail. The considered forms of interstate cooperation were compared with international organizations. The results obtained show that an integration association is a special form of interstate cooperation of a regional nature, which is aimed at the development of foreign economic relations between member states.

Keywords: integration association, economic relations, regional character, international law, international cooperation, legal essence, economic ties, interstate relations

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