THE CYPRUS EXPERIENCE

x POLYVIOS G. POLYVIOU – THE CYPRUS EXPERIENCE Amending the Constitution and the Doctrine of Necessity . . . 103 Transformation of the Doctrine of Necessity . . . . . . . . . 110 Continuing Limitations on the Doctrine of Necessity . . . . . 111 Further Reflections on the Doctrine of Necessity in Cyprus . . . 116 The Case of Ibrahim in the Jurisprudence of other Countries . . 118 Review and Comparison of Ibrahim with Cases from    other Countries on Issues of Breakdown and Necessity . . . 124 Overview of Necessity in the Constitutional System of Cyprus . 132 THE CONSTITUTION IN OPERATION FOLLOWING 1964 . . . . . . . 139 CONSTITUTIONAL LAW, HIGHER LAW, INNER LAW AND CONSTITUTIVE POWER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 CHANGE AND TRANSFORMATION OF CYPRUS’ POLITICAL, CONSTITUTIONAL AND LEGAL SYSTEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 Coup of 15 July 1974 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 Geneva Declaration of 30 July 1974 . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 Turkish Occupation and the Setting up of the “TRNC” . . . . . 179 Application of Namibia Principle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 Further Developments with Regard to Cyprus . . . . . . . . 186 Accession to the European Union and Continuing Turkish    Occupation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus and its Powers    and Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 CONSTITUTIONAL RECONSTRUCTION – THE FEDERAL DIMENSION . . 199 B. CYPRUS AND EUROPE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223 THE EUROPEAN DIMENSION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225 European Convention and European Court of Human Rights . . 225 Acquis Communautaire and the European Court of Justice . . . 246 Sundry Thoughts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255 C. THE INTERNATIONAL DIMENSION . . . . . . . . . . . 257 INTERNATIONAL LAW AND PRACTICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259