The Theory of Self-Determination

Fernando R. Tesón is the Tobias Simon Eminent Scholar and a Professor of Law at the Florida State University College of Law. A renowned scholar of political philosophy and international law, he is the author of Justice at a Distance: Extending Global Freedom (with Loren Lomasky, Cambridge, 2015) and Humanitarian Intervention: An Inquiry into Law and Morality, 3rd edition (2005), among many others. A native of Argentina, he is a founding member of the blog Bleeding Heart Libertarians (bleedingheartlibertarians.com).

'This volume is a welcome contribution to the debate about self-determination that will be of interest to many readers, especially political theorists working on nationalism, global justice, and state authority, as well as international lawyers interested in secession. By placing philosophers and lawyers in dialogue, it enhances our understanding of the normative issues surrounding this topic, and it achieves a distinctively interdisciplinary tone.' Anna Stilz, Ethics & International Affairs

• Introduction: the conundrum of self-determination Fernando R. Tesón; 1. Self-determination and moral variation Bas van der Vossen; 2. The case for national self-determination Christopher W. Morris; 3. The right to self-determination: earned, not inherent Frédéric Mégret; 4. The right to exist and the right to resist Jens David Ohlin; 5. Self-determination in three movements Patrick Macklem; 6. Self-determination for national minorities Alan Patten; 7. Self-determination, dissent, and the problem of population transfers Matthew Lister; 8. Civil disobedience, dirty hands, and secession Michael Blake; 9. 'Mars for the martians?' On the obsolescence of self-determination John R. Morss; 10. The evolution of self-determination of peoples in international law Elizabeth Rodríguez-Santiago.