45. The express stateneDt by the Security Couacil, both itr paragraph 2 ofresolution 541 (f983) and in paragraph 2 of resolution 550 (1984) that the I9g3Declaration is "legally invalid" requires consideration of the quest.ion: byreference to what Law is this legar invalidity to be deternined? There are oulytwo possibilities! one is the constitutional law of Cyprusi the other isinternational lav. 46. As regards the constitutional law of Cyprus, it witl b6 cl.ear that noassessment of the legal validity of the conduct of the Turkish cl,priot communitycan be carried out. trithouE a comparabre consideratioa of the Legal valittity of theconduct of the Greek clpriot community. The two legar situatiotrs are necessarilyintercouected. Arly assessrnent of the one without a correspondilg assessment ofthe other is, tberefore, bound to be iDherentLy ftawed. BuE more than that, asalready stated, any consideration of the oae rrithout considerati.on of the othercontradicts the poricy refrected in the security counciL,s orf,n declared positionthat the parties must negotiate "o'r an equal footiug,' - an approach rrhich logicallycarries $ith it the principle, necessarily part of any ]awyer,s approach to theconsideratioD of an issue between two parties, that both must be treated uithperfect equality.
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing a legal issue related to the Turkish Cypriot community and the Greek Cypriot community in Cyprus, and how the Security Council's declarations affect their situation. It seems to be arguing that any assessment of the legal validity of the Turkish Cypriot community's conduct must be done in conjunction with an assessment of the Greek Cypriot community's conduct, and that both must be treated with perfect equality. This suggests that the text is more focused on international relations and law than on any specific economic or social issue.

**Category**
International relations, Law