PART 2 INTERNATIONAL LEGAL ASPECT OF THE OCCUPATION OF ARC AND THE CITY OF SEVASTOPOL lawful interests of such persons, the obligations of Ukraine to take measures to pre- vent the occurrence of prerequisites of the forced internal displacement, to create conditions for their voluntary return to the abandoned places of residence or inte- gration at the new places of residence in Ukraine. 2.3. Regulatory Legal Acts of the Authorities of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and Self- Proclaimed Authorities of the Crimean Peninsula 2.3.1. The Decree of the Verkhovna Rada of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea ‘On Organization of the Republican (Local) Referendum on Improvement of the Status and 35 Powers of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea’ Date and number: 27 February 2014, No. 1630-6/14. Content: The VR of the ARC decrees that the republican (local) referendum shall be held on 25 May 2014 and shall contain the question: ‘The Autonomous Republic of Crimea is a sovereign entity and is a part of Ukraine based on agreements and trea- ties’. Suggested answers: ‘Yes’, ‘No’. 2.3.2. The Resolution of the Presidium of the Verkhovna Rada of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea ‘On Certain Issues Involving the Organization and Holding of the Republican (Local) 36 Referendum in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea’ Date and number: 3 March 2014, No. 1691-6/14. Content: The date of the Republican (local) referendum on improvement of the sta- tus and powers of the ARC is moved to 30 March 2014. 2.3.3. The Decree of the Verkhovna Rada of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea ‘On Holding of the All-Crimean Referendum’37 Date and number: 6 March 2014, No. 1702-6/14. Content: The VR of the ARC decrees that the Autonomous Republic of Crimea shall be a part of the Russian Federation as its constituent entity. The date of the all-Crimean 35 http://crimea.gov.ru/act/11610 36 http://crimea.gov.ru/act/11607 37 http://crimea.gov.ru/act/11689 28