Statehood and Self-Determination: Reconciling Tradition and Modernity in International Law

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Statehood and Self-Determination: Reconciling Tradition and Modernity in International Law
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Duncan French
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:586
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152
ISBN/Barcode 9781107542686
ClassificationsDewey:341.26
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 9 July 2015
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

The concepts of statehood and self-determination provide the normative structure on which the international legal order is ultimately premised. As a system of law founded upon the issue of territorial control, ascertaining and determining which entities are entitled to the privileges of statehood continues to be one of the most difficult and complex issues. Moreover, although the process of decolonisation is almost complete, the principle of self-determination has raised new challenges for the metropolitan territories of established states, including the extent to which 'internal' self-determination guarantees additional rights for minority and other groups. As the controversies surrounding remedial secession have revealed, the territorial integrity of a state can be questioned if there are serious and persistent breaches of a people's human rights. This volume brings together such debates to reflect further on the current state of international law regarding these fundamental issues.

Author Biography

Duncan French is Head of the Law School and Professor of International Law at the University of Lincoln.