Acknowledgements; Table of Cases; Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. A History of Internal Self-Determination; 3. Internal Self-Determination and the Populations of States; 4. Internal Self-Determination and Minority Groups; 5. Western and Third World Approaches to Internal Self-Determination; 6. Sri Lanka: A Case Study; 7. Hong Kong: A Case Study; 8. Internal Self-Determination in the Courts of Law; 9. Conclusion; Bibliography.