Declaration No. 142-Н of the Soviet of Republics of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR

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Declaration No. 142-Н of the Soviet of Republics of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR was the formal parliamentary act adopted in December 1991 that acknowledged the end of the USSR and confirmed the creation of the Commonwealth of Independent States.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional significance document
legal act
parliamentary declaration
acknowledges dissolution of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics as a subject of international law
end of the USSR as a geopolitical reality
termination of the existence of the USSR
adoptedBy Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union
surface form: Soviet of Republics of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR

Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union
surface form: Supreme Soviet of the USSR
appliesTo Union republics of the former USSR
chronologicalOrder one of the final acts of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR
confirms creation of the Commonwealth of Independent States
countryOfOrigin Union of Soviet Socialist Republics NERFINISHED
dateAdopted 1991-12-26
documentNumber 142-Н
field constitutional law
international law
fullTitle Declaration No. 142-Н of the Soviet of Republics of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR self-link
hasConsequence formal end of the USSR’s federal institutions
international recognition of the CIS as successor framework to the USSR in the region
historicalEvent dissolution of the Soviet Union
historicalPeriod late Soviet period
jurisdiction USSR NERFINISHED
language Russian
legalEffect confirmed that the USSR ceased to exist
recognized the agreements establishing the Commonwealth of Independent States
legalNature declaration of the supreme legislative authority of the USSR
legislativeBody Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union
surface form: Soviet of Republics of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR
monthAdopted December 1991
parliamentaryChamber Soviet of Nationalities
surface form: Soviet of Republics
partOf process of dissolution of the Soviet Union
placeInLawHierarchy act of the highest legislative body of the USSR
politicalContext collapse of the Soviet Union
transition from a unitary socialist state to independent post-Soviet states
recognizedBy member republics of the Commonwealth of Independent States
recognizes independence of former Soviet republics that formed the CIS
region Eurasia
relatedOrganization Commonwealth of Independent States
relatedTo Alma-Ata Protocol
Belavezha Accords
shortDescription Declaration acknowledging the end of the USSR and confirming the creation of the CIS
status adopted
subject creation of the Commonwealth of Independent States
dissolution of the USSR
titleLanguage Russian
topic international recognition of new states
state succession
typeOfAct declaration
yearAdopted 1991

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Declaration No. 142-Н of the Soviet of Republics of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR fullTitle Declaration No. 142-Н of the Soviet of Republics of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR self-link
dissolution of the Soviet Union legalBasis Declaration No. 142-Н of the Soviet of Republics of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR