Secession in International Law

Secession in International Law

Author: Milena Sterio

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

ISBN: 9781785361227

Category: Law

Page: 200

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Secession in International Law argues that the effective development of criteria on secession is a necessity in today’s world, because secessionist struggles can be analyzed through the legal lens only if we have specific legal rules to apply. Without legal rules, secessionist struggles are dominated by politics and sui generis approaches, which validate secessionist attempts based on geo-politics and regional states’ self-interest, as opposed to the law. By using a truly comparative approach, Milena Sterio has developed a normative international law framework on secession, which focuses on several factors to assess the legitimacy of a separatist quest.
Self-Determination and Secession in International Law
Language: en
Pages: 340

Self-Determination and Secession in International Law

Authors: Christian Walter, Antje von Ungern-Sternberg, Kavus Abushov
Categories: Law
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-06-05 - Publisher: OUP Oxford

Peoples and minorities in many parts of the world assert a right to self-determination, autonomy, and even secession from a state, which naturally conflicts with that state's sovereignty and territorial integrity. The right of a people to self-determination and secession has existed as a concept within international law since the
Secession in International Law
Language: en
Pages: 200

Secession in International Law

Authors: Milena Sterio
Categories: Law
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-08-31 - Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

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Pages: 204

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Categories: International relations
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017 - Publisher:

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Categories: Law
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Categories: Political Science
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