The Politics of Self-Determination : Beyond the Decolonisation Process

ISBN-13: 9780415520645 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 208 str.

Kristina Roepstorff

Opis

This text explores how self-determination is to be understood and exercised beyond the decolonisation process, and demonstrates that rather than being perceived as a threat to international peace and stability, it has very strong potential as a tool for conflict prevention and resolution.

Spis treści

Introduction  Part 1: Self-Determination  1. Self-Determination, Decolonisation and the United Nations  2. The Shortcomings of the Current Law of Self-Determination  3. Self-Determination and the Contemporary Political Context  Part 2: Conceptual Foundations of Self-Determination  4. Conceptualising Self-Determination  5. Self-Determination as a Human Right of Groups  6. Diversity and Inclusion  Part 3: Realising Self-Determination  7. Secession and Independent Statehood  8. Self-Determination Short of Independent Statehood  9. Self-Determination and Armed Violence

O autorze

Dr Kristina Roepstorff is a Government of Canada Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Simon Fraser University Vancouver, Canada.