This open access book brings conceptual clarity to the study and practice of self-determination, showing that it is, without doubt, one of the most important concepts of the international legal order. It argues that the accepted categorisation of internal and external self-determination is not helpful, and suggests a new typology. This new framework has four categories: the polity-based, secessionary, colonial, and remedial forms. Each will be distinguished by the grounds, or the legitimacy-claim, on which it is based. This not only ensures consistency, it moves the question out of the purely conceptual realm and addresses the practical concerns of those invoking self-determination. By presenting international lawyers with a typology that is both theoretically consistent and more practically useful, the author makes a significant contribution to our understanding of this keystone of international law.
The open access edition of this book is available under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by Max-Planck-Institut für ausländisches öffentliches Recht und Völkerrecht.
By:
Tom Sparks (Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law Germany) Imprint: Hart Publishing Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
Spine: 25mm
Weight: 454g ISBN:9781509945139 ISBN 10: 150994513X Pages: 280 Publication Date:22 August 2024 Audience:
College/higher education
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Primary
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Tom Sparks is Senior Research Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law, Germany.