Neutralitatea permanenta a Republicii Moldova in contextul geopolitic european

Abstract

The institution of neutrality in international law has always aroused heated discussions within the doctrine. However, there was no international treaty or at least a soft law instrument, thus today it is difficult to discern the content of this legal concept. Therefore, today's lawyers frequently resorts to concepts of geopolitical and fully argue the need, but also the content of permanent neutrality status. The neutrality of The Republic of Moldova explicitly exclude participation in armed conflicts; participation in any political or economic alliance with purposes of initiating wars; any foreign military troops deployment on its territory.The status of permanent neutrality that the Republic of Moldova opted for does not enjoy an international application and we consider that the grounds of delayed recognition of the Republic of Moldova’s permanent neutrality are in the deployment of Russian military troops on the territory of Moldova and constant strained relations between the Moldovan Government and the Transnistrian authorities.Therefore, in legal terms, save for some geopolitical reservations, there are perspectives for the Republic of Moldova to make use of its permanent neutrality status internationally.