The Parliament of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) adopted at the first reading the package of draft laws ‘On the Occupied Territories of the Artsakh Republic’ and ‘On Making Amendments to the Civil Code’. It clarifies the legal status of the territories occupied by Azerbaijan following the 2020 military aggression and the special legal regime applicable to them.
Arthur Mosiyan (Artsakh Parliament Deputy) - According to the Constitution of Artsakh, the Artsakh Republic is a sovereign and independent state. The sovereignty of the Artsakh Republic extends to its entire territory, within the framework of which the people of Artsakh exercised their right to self-determination, formed and developed a statehood.
The stay of units of the armed forces of other states in the territory of Artsakh without the voluntary consent of Artsakh under the basic documents of international law, and violation of the norms of customary international law, as well as contrary to the agreement on complete ceasefire and military actions of May 12, 1994, and the agreement on strengthening the ceasefire regime of February 6, 1995, illegal military occupation of the territory of a sovereign state, is an occupation.
