Self-Determination and National Minorities

Häftad, Engelska, 2000

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Beskrivning

The concept of self-determination has played a very important role in the shaping of the international community in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It is closely linked in a number of different ways to the status of minorities and minorities frequently make claims to self-determination as a right for themselves. This meticulously researched book explores the relationship between self-determination and minority rights in international law. It is highly detailed in its treatment of the subject, discussing very recent events, such as the atrocities in the former Yugoslavia, in a valuable historical context. His analysis of the issues provide the reader with a significant clarification of the legal issues involved, especially since the establishment of the UN and the development of international norms of human rights. As such, the book will hold particular appeal for all those who are interested in international law and politics, as well as students of modern history wishing to be informed on this hotly debated issue.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2000-03-23
Mått:156 x 235 x 19 mm
Vikt:495 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Oxford Monographs in International Law
Antal sidor:338
Förlag:OUP OXFORD
ISBN:9780198298984

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Thomas Musgrave is a lecturer in law at the University of Wollongong in Australia. He has practised as a barrister in Canada.

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The book's great strength from the point of view of non-lawyers lies in the clarity with which it unfolds, expounds and analyses the arguments that have been used by international bodies, states and ethnic movements to justify particular courses of action and inaction. The complex inter-relationships between self-determination and minority protection, which lie at the core of the book, are especially well handled the book's realism will appear to scholars whose firm disciplinary grounding in realpolitik may prejudice them against legally-based approaches.

Innehållsförteckning

1. The Origins of National Consciousness ; 2. Self-Determination and the First World War ; 3. The Inter-War Years: The Minorities Treaties Regime ; 4. Self-Determination in Modern International Law: International Instruments and Judicial Decisions ; 5. Self-Determination in Modern International Law: The Practice of States ; 6. The Protection of Minorities ; 7. Definitions of the Term "People" ; 8. Secession ; 9. Irredentism ; 10. Historical Title ; Epilogue