Autonomy and Self-determination

Edited by Peter Hilpold, Faculty of Law, University of Innsbruck, Austria

'Issues concerning autonomy and self-determination continue to take centre stage in international law and politics. This outstanding collection of chapters brings together leading voices on the subject, to offer expert insights and perspectives on this controversial issue at a time of uncertainty. The work will be of immediate interest to scholars and practitioners of international law, international relations and politics. Students are likely to find the text accessible and well researched, drawing on a multitude of sources.'--Joshua Castellino, Middlesex University, UK

• Contents:1. IntroductionPeter Hilpold2. Self-determination and Autonomy: Between Secession and Internal Self-determinationPeter Hilpold3. The Relevance of Democratic Principles to the Self-Determination NormBrad R. Roth4. Self-Determination and Secession: Similarities and DifferencesRein Müllerson5. The Referendum as an Instrument for Decision-making in Autonomy-related SituationsMarkku Suksi6. Secession as a New Constitutional Problem: the question of independence in autonomy systemsUlrike Haider-Quercia7. ‘Free at Last’? Scotland, Independence and EU MembershipHannes Hofmeister and Belen Olmos Giupponi8. Italian Approaches to Self-determination: Theory and Practice Antonello Tancredi9. The Kurds between Discrimination, Autonomy and Self-determination Stefan Oeter10. Autonomy and Self-determination in Spain: a Constitutional Law Perspective Xabier Arzoz11. Autonomy and Self-determination in Spain: Catalonia’s Claims for Independence from the Perspective of International Law Eugenia López-Jacoiste12. Self-determination, Autonomy, Independence, and the Case of Québec Daniel Turp and Anthony BeauséjourIndex