Secession and the Right of Self-Determination: An Urgent Need to Harmonize Principle with Pragmatism

The tension between order and disorder in the post-Cold War international system is nowhere in sharper focus than in the clash between sovereignty and self-determination. It is proposed that the right of self-determination of peoples, which is recognized by international law, does not include the ri...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Washington quarterly 1993-07, Vol.16 (3), p.5-12
1. Verfasser: Kampelman, Max M.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:The tension between order and disorder in the post-Cold War international system is nowhere in sharper focus than in the clash between sovereignty and self-determination. It is proposed that the right of self-determination of peoples, which is recognized by international law, does not include the right of secession.
ISSN:0163-660X
1530-9177
DOI:10.1080/016366093094777732