2013, № 7 (156)

Tsatska I.P. LEGAL STATUS OF THE ORDER OF MALTA. HAS THE MILITARY ORDER SOVEREIGNTYThe article covers an investigation of the international legal status of the Order of Malta. The author has unraveled a certain vagueness provoked by the legal form of the Order of Malta — military order, which is quite rare in the XXI century, as well as by an incomplete recognition of the order by the international community. The author also identifies three main types of the activities of the order: humanitarian activity, supporting its sovereignty status and fighting mimic orders abusing the name of the Order of Malta.Key words: history, legal status, international relations, Catholic church, military order, XXI century, Order of Malta, SMOM.

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Author: Tsatska I.P.

Year: 2013

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