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The theory of self-determination /

"When can a group legitimately form its own state? Under international law, some groups can but others cannot. But the standard is unclear, and traditional legal analysis has failed to elucidate it. In The Theory of Self-Determination, leading scholars chart new territory in our theoretical con...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Tesón, Fernando R., 1950- (Editor)
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2016.
Series:ASIL studies in international legal theory
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https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/theory-of-selfdetermination/3CD0805802346C68BC109ED6C501784C
Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: Introduction: the conundrum of self-determination Fernando R. Tesón; 1. Self-determination and moral variation Bas van der Vossen; 2. The case for national self-determination Christopher W. Morris; 3. The right to self-determination: earned, not inherent Frédéric Mégret; 4. The right to exist and the right to resist Jens David Ohlin; 5. Self-determination in three movements Patrick Macklem; 6. Self-determination for national minorities Alan Patten; 7. Self-determination, dissent, and the problem of population transfers Matthew Lister; 8. Civil disobedience, dirty hands, and secession Michael Blake; 9. 'Mars for the martians?' On the obsolescence of self-determination John R. Morss; 10. The evolution of self-determination of peoples in international law Elizabeth Rodri;guez-Santiago.