established and regulated by the Basic Articles of its CoDstitution" is that the effect of these words is to define Chat "Repub1ic of ClTtrus" of which the independence and territorial integrity is to be recogniued and maintaired. In terms of the Treaty of Guarantee, a ciE rus that is not requlatsed by tbe Basic Articles of its Colstitution is not "the Republic of CyErus" at al1 ald it folfous that the assertiorx of the independence of the TRNC cannot be an unlaitful secession. 42. Refereace nu6t also be nade to ArticLe 1 of the same Tr€aty3 "The Republ:c of Ci'prus unalertakes to ensure the mailtelalce of its independence, territorial integrity and security, as weLl as resPect for its ConstitutioD. It uldertakes not to participaEe, iq nho].e or in part, in any Political or economic union with any State whatsoever. It accorditrgly declares Prohibited any activity likely to prornote, directl.y or indirectly, eitber unioa with any other State or partition of the Istand." 43. The SecuriCy Couacil has evialentty taken the view ttrat this Treaty is directly biuding upon the Turkish Cltrriot conmunity, otherwise the Security Council could not have deened the 1983 Declaration of the TRNC to be "iDconpatible" nith that Treaty. But if that is the case and if the Treaty is binding on the Turkish Cypriot cornmunity, it. nust be at least as binding on the Greek CFriot cornmunity, if nob more so, because it is that cornmunity which is holding itself out to b€ "tshe RepubLic of Cyprus " . 44. The Security CouDcil. $as, therefore, in error in failing to apply the terns of the Treaty of Guarantee equally to both connunities. It is, in the historical circumstances of the situatior, irnpossible to attribute a responsibility to the
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing a legal and political issue related to the recognition of the independence and territorial integrity of the "Republic of Cyprus". It mentions the Treaty of Guarantee, the Basic Articles of the Constitution, and the Security Council, which suggests a focus on international relations and politics. Additionally, the text references the Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot communities, indicating a regional and geographical context. Given the legal and political nature of the text, it is likely that the category is related to international relations or politics.

**Category**
International relations