Minorities' Claims: From Autonomy to Secession

International Law and State Practice

Gnanapala Welhengama (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

368 Seiten

2019
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-74033-4 (ISBN)

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This title was first published in 2000: An investigation of how minority groups’ claims for greater political power through autonomy and secession conflict with the concerns of the nation state. The way in which a state’s refusal to respond positively to such claims contributes to the escalation of ethnic conflicts is also explored.

This title was first published in 2000: An investigation of how the claims of minority groups for greater political power through 'autonomy' and 'secession' clash with the concerns of the nation-State, and how States’ refusals to respond positively to such claims contribute to the escalation of ethnic conflicts in contemporary multi-ethnic polities. In addition, this book examines the extent to which the international community is prepared to accommodate the concerns of minority groups beyond traditionally identified 'minority rights'. The validity of claims for autonomy with shared-sovereignty, autonomy as an inherent part of self-determination, autonomy as a solution to current ethnic conflicts, secessionist and irredentist movements and their impact on peace and security are analyzed in detail. Most importantly, whether minorities as such can secede from the State in which they live by virtue of self-determination is critically analyzed. The discussion of 'peoples' in the context of self-determination is the first detailed research on this subject to appear in international and human rights literature.

Welhengama, Gnanapala

Contents: Claims from autonomy to secession: introduction; The minority issue and ethnic conflicts; Minorities?; Peoples, all peoples, nations and minorities; Claims for autonomy with shared-sovereignty; Claims for autonomy through the right to self-determination?; Models of autonomy and movements for autonomy; Claims for autonomy: the concerns of states; Secessionist movements; The right to secession: the views of jurists; The right to secession: international law and UN practice; Secessionist attempts: case studies; The right to secession through the right to self-determination? attitudes of states; Conclusions; Index.

Erscheinungsdatum	05.11.2019
Reihe/Serie	Routledge Revivals
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 219 mm
Gewicht	453 g
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	1-138-74033-0 / 1138740330
ISBN-13	978-1-138-74033-4 / 9781138740334
Zustand	Neuware