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Author Weller, M. (Marc)

Title Escaping the self-determination trap / by Marc Weller
Published Leiden ; Boston : Martinus Nijhoff, 2008

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Description 1 online resource (224 pages)
Contents A concept with multiple meanings -- The classical right to self-determination -- Constitutional self-determination -- Remedial self-determination -- Effective entities -- Trading self-determination for autonomy or enhanced self-governance -- Regionalisation, federalisation, or union with confirmation of territorial unity -- Deferring a substantive settlement while agreeing to a settlement mechanism -- Balancing self-determination claims -- Conditional self-determination -- Agreeing on self-determination but deferring implementation -- Establishing a de facto state through an international process -- Supervised independence -- Conclusion : new approaches to self-determination settlements
Summary There is a movement in the discussion about self-determination and statehood. This monograph argues that classical self-determination, narrowly conceived in the colonial context, cannot contribute to the resolution of the self-determination conflicts. It finds that a fresh practice of addressing self-determination conflicts has emerged
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and bibliography (pages 171-224)
Notes English
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Subject Self-determination, National.
Nationalities, Principle of.
LAW -- International.
International law
Nationalities, Principle of
Self-determination, National
Self-determination.
Nationalism.
Autonomy.
Federalism.
Secession.
SUBJECT Cyprus -- International status
Kosovo (Republic) -- International status
Abkhazia (Georgia) -- International status
Subject Cyprus
Georgia (Republic) -- Abkhazia
Kosovo (Republic)
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9789047428343
904742834X
1282401092
9781282401099
9786612401091
6612401095