{"product_id":"sovereignty-patrimony-and-international-law-russias-attack-on-ukraine-hardcover","title":"Sovereignty, Patrimony and International Law: Russia's Attack on Ukraine - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRilka Dragneva\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKataryna Wolczuk\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book offers a concise yet in-depth analysis of Russia's complex--though consistent--strategic approach to Ukraine over the past 30 years, placing it within a broad historical and geopolitical context.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e It reveals how Russia's ambitions toward Ukraine have been deeply rooted in a patrimonial paradigm--marked by a long-standing tradition of instrumentalizing sovereignty and (international) law. The book explores Moscow's use of 'legal smokescreens' to gradually erode Ukraine's sovereignty. It argues that the full-scale invasion was the culmination of Russia's failure to assert its patrimonial claims through legal and diplomatic means over 1991-2021, offering an anatomy of that failure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRilka Dragneva-Lewers is Professor of International Legal Studies at the University of Birmingham.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Kataryna Wolczuk is Professor of East European Politics at the University of Birmingham and Associate Fellow at the Russia and Eurasia Programme, Chatham House.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 196\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 31, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48069895028995,"sku":"9781529242799","price":979.37,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/9310\/7359\/files\/iPLTj6y6xr9781529242799.webp?v=1778061040","url":"https:\/\/annizon.com\/en-hk\/products\/sovereignty-patrimony-and-international-law-russias-attack-on-ukraine-hardcover","provider":"annizon.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}