From Brest-Litovsk via St. Germain to Sèvres - A Legal Perspective on the Peace Treaties and the Disintegration of Three Multi-ethnic Empires at the End of the First World War

The paper aims at shedding light on the initial situation of the Russian, Habsburg and Ottoman Empire at the end of the First World War and discusses the development of the Peace Treaties of Brest-Litovsk, St. Germain and Sèvres. It analyses and compares the provisions of all three peace treaties i...

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Main Author: Miriam Gassner
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Language:deu
Published: STS Science Centre Ltd. 2023-07-01
Series:Journal on European History of Law
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Online Access:https://www.journaloneuropeanhistoryoflaw.eu/index.php/JEHL/article/view/7
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From Brest-Litovsk via St. Germain to Sèvres - A Legal Perspective on the Peace Treaties and the Disintegration of Three Multi-ethnic Empires at the End of the First World War
Journal on European History of Law
First World War
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
Treaty of St.Germain-en-Laye
Treaty of Sèvres
Paris Peace Treaties
Russian Empire
title From Brest-Litovsk via St. Germain to Sèvres - A Legal Perspective on the Peace Treaties and the Disintegration of Three Multi-ethnic Empires at the End of the First World War
title_full From Brest-Litovsk via St. Germain to Sèvres - A Legal Perspective on the Peace Treaties and the Disintegration of Three Multi-ethnic Empires at the End of the First World War
title_fullStr From Brest-Litovsk via St. Germain to Sèvres - A Legal Perspective on the Peace Treaties and the Disintegration of Three Multi-ethnic Empires at the End of the First World War
title_full_unstemmed From Brest-Litovsk via St. Germain to Sèvres - A Legal Perspective on the Peace Treaties and the Disintegration of Three Multi-ethnic Empires at the End of the First World War
title_short From Brest-Litovsk via St. Germain to Sèvres - A Legal Perspective on the Peace Treaties and the Disintegration of Three Multi-ethnic Empires at the End of the First World War
title_sort from brest litovsk via st germain to sevres a legal perspective on the peace treaties and the disintegration of three multi ethnic empires at the end of the first world war
topic First World War
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
Treaty of St.Germain-en-Laye
Treaty of Sèvres
Paris Peace Treaties
Russian Empire
url https://www.journaloneuropeanhistoryoflaw.eu/index.php/JEHL/article/view/7
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