Hamburg University Professor Otto Luchterhandt delivered a report on “Azerbaijan’s Blitzkrieg against Artsakh and International Law” at the Youth Parliament adjunct to the NKR National Assembly.
The German Professor noted that “although unrecognized, the Artsakh Republic fully complies with standards of a state and has proved its viability during the years of independence.”
Otto Luchterhandt underlined that the basic principles of international law apply to all subjects of international relations irrespective of their status. He said the April war against Artsakh unleashed by Azerbaijan was a harsh violation of several fundamental principles of international law, namely the non-use of force or the threat of force.
According to him, the April war was an act of aggression against the people of Artsakh, which the political leadership of Azerbaijan bears full responsibility for.