Двоструки стандарди: Запад и Русија
Double Standards: The West and Russia

Summary/Abstract: In relation towards Russia, there is a tacit consent of the West not to apply basic principles of modern international law. Such rule is not applied in one state only or in some short post-Cold war period… Unique rules have been applied in that case for almost 300 years, since the creation of the Russian Empire. Breaking the rule of diplomatic immunity in case of a Russian diplomat in 1708 in London and his arrest are an incident that could be compared to taking of hostages in the US embassy in Teheran. Also, breaking the Convention on Malta from 1798 by Great Britain shows that even the most basic principles of international contract law, pacta sunt servanda are not respected when it comes to Russia. Judgment in case “Wimbledon” in front of SSMP shows that sometimes it is legal even to start a violent war against Russia. Double standards are applied by the West when it comes to recognizing the independence of Kosovo, 2008 and Crimea, 2014 and breaking the contract signed with the ex Ukrainian president Janukovic in 2014. Different standards when it comes to aggression of Saudi Arabia on Yemen and sanctions towards Russia because of the Ukraine in 2015, show that its custom legal case or one sided legal rule that the West applies towards Russia. Sometimes, as with the diplomatic boycott of 9 May celebration in Moscow, the EU does not even ask for unanimous approval of such custom legal rules. That is why it could be concluded that customary laws are not based on the idea of justice and respect for international law and not even on state reason (raison d’ état). This has arisen directly from the theory of customary law that does not recognize the mutuality of application of rules between civilized and barbaric countries. That is why such behaviour towards Russia can be defined as regional customary law that is applied unilaterally by the groups of states.

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