ABORDĂRI POLITICO-JURIDICE ALE CONCEPTULUI DE NEUTRALITATE ÎN STUDIILE ?TIIN?IFICE DIN REPUBLICA MOLDOVA

The article includes the scientific research and approaches of experts from the Republic of Moldova on the topic of neutrality. The institution of neutrality in its complexity has evolved differently depending on historical period, the state, which declares statute of neutrality, the states, which guarantee this statute and certain geopolitical realities. The terms of neutrality and neutrality status constitute the topic of research and legally substantiated much later than it had been applied. A modest contribution of researchers from the Republic of Moldova in elucidation of the concept of neutrality until 1994 is clearly for itself, a vicissitude that has been exceeded. In the Republic of Moldova, the research on the concept of neutrality has evolved and become distinctive and complex one, depending on the aspect under which it was approached, political and security situation in the region, but likewise depending on political affiliation of the experts and representatives’ affinities for pro-Russian and pro-Western orientation. The objective of this study is to elucidate, in chronological order, the directions of scientific and methodological elaborations on neutrality topic in general, but also as a case study, including the Republic of Moldova. The main ideas of this research were based on the intention to prove the multitude of forms of approaching the concept of neutrality in general and permanent neutrality, in particular, and to emphasize the directions both domestic and foreign policies, in certain geopolitical and socio-economic circumstances at certain stages, some of them characterized by an apparent stability, but as well in crucial moments for the Republic of Moldova. The article represents a review of scientific approaches, without critical or appreciative analysis on certain ideas and arguments. Therefore, the synoptic view on scientific papers on neutrality (as a concept, institution, statute etc.), realized by scientists from the Republic of Moldova, is sufficient at the moment. The approaching of this complex term, in the light of general and particular aspects, will remain in focus of research and an actively debated topic in academic and analytical environments of the Republic of Moldova and from abroad.