| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 495 pages) |
| Series |
Developments in international law ; v. 43 |
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Developments in international law ; v. 43.
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| Contents |
Part I: Statehood -- Chapter 1 The concepts of 'subject of law' and 'personality' in international law -- Chapter 2 the state as an international legal person -- Chapter 3 the traditional criteria for statehood and the concept of effectiveness -- Chapter 4 the obligation of non-recognition and additional criteria for statehood based on legality -- Part II: self-determination -- Chapter 5 The emergence and development of the principle of self-determination: from the American and French Revolutions to the era of decolonization -- Chapter 6 The Post-Colonial Era: internal and external self-determination -- Chapter 7 secession -- Part III: statehood and self-determination -- Chapter 8 the formation of states and the operation of the law of self-determination |
| Summary |
This text examines the modern law of statehood, and in particular the role of the law of self-determination in the process of the formation of States in international law. The study shows that the law of statehood has changed considerably since the establishment of the United Nations |
| Notes |
Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctorate of laws)--Leiden University |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 453-480) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Nation-state.
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Self-determination, National.
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nations.
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LAW -- International.
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Nation-state
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Self-determination, National
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Staat
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Juristische Person
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Selbstbestimmungsrecht
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Völkerrecht
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Soevereiniteit.
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Zelfbeschikkingsrecht.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1417551453 |
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9781417551453 |
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904740338X |
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9789047403388 |
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9789041118905 |
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904111890X |
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