Chechnya's Right of Secession under Russian Constitutional Law

This article was written in a period of time when the escalation of the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus & particularly in Chechnya reached the zenith of violence & unpardonable human slaughter. Although contemporary international law does not accept the separatist movements claim to create its own statehood, we have to look at the constitutional procedures for modifications of the Fundamental Law of the Russian Federation. At the same time, the post-Soviet political situation, the strong presidential powers in the constitutional hierarchy of executive organs, & the evident tensions between them & the Russian constitutional traditions have to be taken into account. The ambiguous nature of the Chechen conflict is attributed to Russian efforts to keep it away from international attention by calling it an internal matter. It is doubtful a peaceful resolution will be had. Adapted from the source document.