Troubles with unification: On the real/legal consequences of the decisions of the grand national Assembly of November 25, 1918

This paper is about to discuss legal consequences of the act of unilateral secession made on November 25th 1918 by Great People's Assembly gathered in Novi Sad, as an event that was well described by historiography, but has not yet been under scrutiny of the legal doctrine. The aim of the paper...

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Main Author: Božić Marko
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Language:English
Published: Bar Association of Vojvodina, Novi Sad 2024-01-01
Series:Glasnik Advokatske komore Vojvodine
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Online Access:https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0017-0933/2024/0017-09332402640B.pdf
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description This paper is about to discuss legal consequences of the act of unilateral secession made on November 25th 1918 by Great People's Assembly gathered in Novi Sad, as an event that was well described by historiography, but has not yet been under scrutiny of the legal doctrine. The aim of the paper is twofold. Firstly, it reconsiders the act of Great People's Assembly from the perspective of International Law of that time and, secondly, reexamines its meaning in the context of Provisional constitutional order of the first Yugoslav state. The outcomes of both analysis deny the mainstream narrative of Vojvodina's joining the Kingdom of Serbia. Namely, the results of the first analyses point out that the sovereignty over the territory of present-day Vojvodina could not have been transferred by a unilateral act of 1918 in favor of Serbia, but only by Trianon peace treaty of 1920 in favor of Yugoslavia. The findings of the second analyses, however, indicate that till 1921 and the voting of the first Yugoslav Constit ution, Vojvodina and Serbia were not acting as one and unique political entity, but as two distinct and equal autonomous Yugoslav units instead.
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spelling doaj-art-b7ddd7ed274e46e59f0c0cfa6be60d5e2025-01-08T16:11:12ZengBar Association of Vojvodina, Novi SadGlasnik Advokatske komore Vojvodine0017-09332683-59672024-01-019626406640017-09332402640BTroubles with unification: On the real/legal consequences of the decisions of the grand national Assembly of November 25, 1918Božić Marko0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3702-8117Univerzitet Union, Pravni fakultet, SerbiaThis paper is about to discuss legal consequences of the act of unilateral secession made on November 25th 1918 by Great People's Assembly gathered in Novi Sad, as an event that was well described by historiography, but has not yet been under scrutiny of the legal doctrine. The aim of the paper is twofold. Firstly, it reconsiders the act of Great People's Assembly from the perspective of International Law of that time and, secondly, reexamines its meaning in the context of Provisional constitutional order of the first Yugoslav state. The outcomes of both analysis deny the mainstream narrative of Vojvodina's joining the Kingdom of Serbia. Namely, the results of the first analyses point out that the sovereignty over the territory of present-day Vojvodina could not have been transferred by a unilateral act of 1918 in favor of Serbia, but only by Trianon peace treaty of 1920 in favor of Yugoslavia. The findings of the second analyses, however, indicate that till 1921 and the voting of the first Yugoslav Constit ution, Vojvodina and Serbia were not acting as one and unique political entity, but as two distinct and equal autonomous Yugoslav units instead.https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0017-0933/2024/0017-09332402640B.pdfvojvodinaserbiayugoslaviagreat people's assembly held on 25th november 1918pari peace conferencetrianon treaty
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Troubles with unification: On the real/legal consequences of the decisions of the grand national Assembly of November 25, 1918
Glasnik Advokatske komore Vojvodine
vojvodina
serbia
yugoslavia
great people's assembly held on 25th november 1918
pari peace conference
trianon treaty
title Troubles with unification: On the real/legal consequences of the decisions of the grand national Assembly of November 25, 1918
title_full Troubles with unification: On the real/legal consequences of the decisions of the grand national Assembly of November 25, 1918
title_fullStr Troubles with unification: On the real/legal consequences of the decisions of the grand national Assembly of November 25, 1918
title_full_unstemmed Troubles with unification: On the real/legal consequences of the decisions of the grand national Assembly of November 25, 1918
title_short Troubles with unification: On the real/legal consequences of the decisions of the grand national Assembly of November 25, 1918
title_sort troubles with unification on the real legal consequences of the decisions of the grand national assembly of november 25 1918
topic vojvodina
serbia
yugoslavia
great people's assembly held on 25th november 1918
pari peace conference
trianon treaty
url https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0017-0933/2024/0017-09332402640B.pdf
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