A ‘Just and Lasting Solution’ to the Cyprus Problem: In Search of Institutional Viability

Andreas Kyriacou

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Abstract: This paper examines the possible nature of a ‘just and lasting solution’ to the Cyprus Problem. Four factors are seen to affect the viability of a solution namely, the relative capacity of the Greek and Turkish Cypriot sides to impose costs in the event of either breaking off from inter-ethnic co-operation, the extent to which each party perceives the solution to be fair, the continuous influence of informal rules which may promote ethnic identification and finally, the judicial enforcement and legislative maintenance of the agreed solution. The discussion generates a number of insights into several aspects of the dispute including, security guarantees, territorial adjustments, the freedom of movement and establishment and the right of property, a federal versus a confederal solution and finally, the desirable nature of the constitution of a multi-ethnic Cyprus.

Keywords: Cyprus Problem; inter-ethnic conflict; conflict resolution; viability; institutions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D74 H77 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2000-06-01
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Published in Mediterranean Politics 3.5(2000): pp. 54-75

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