Содружество Независимых Государств: пять лет спустя. Возможные перспективы

Abstract

The article analyses the results of five-year development of CIS. CiS is considered to be a confederation union and the subject of international law. The article points out the absence of institutional relationships between CIS the and Collective Security Treaty Organization and Economic Union. The emergence of such a cumbersome conglomeration of structures is explained from thejuridicial point of view by the existence of the practice of selective participation of states in adopted decisions and agreements. The practice of selective participation is not restricted, thus causing amorphity, juridicial uncertainty of obligations, concerning the agreements in the framework of CIS. CIS lacks its own legislation binding for all members. The major modern trend of development of GIS lies in the integration sphere, mostly, in its economic part. The formation of the Economic Union is under way. Within the framework of the 12 states Free Trade Zone and Payment Union are being establishhed. Four states of the Commonwealth — the Russian Federation, Belarus, Kyrglhyzstan and Kazaklistan have established a Customs Union. The Interstate economic committee has started operating in the economic sphere it is the first body of the new type in the Commonwealth, the body which is empowered to take decisions. This institutional impulse should be also taken up in other spheres. The article formulates the recommendations for improving the institutional structure of this body. It is suggested to restore the representative body of larger competence, empowered to control the implementation of the previously taken decisions. The article, in its final part, gives a conclusion about the viability of CIS and reality of increasing its effectiveness.