Author: Marcelo G. KohenPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521849289
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 560
Book Description
This book is a comprehensive study of secession from an international law perspective.
Secession
Author: Marcelo G. KohenPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521849289
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 560
Book Description
This book is a comprehensive study of secession from an international law perspective.
Belonging
Author: William KaplanPublisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN: 9780773509856
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
Essays presented in January 1992 at a Roundtable on Citizenship sponsored by the Faculty of Law at the U. of Ottawa discuss what it means to be a Canadian and how Canadian citizenship must evolve if it is to serve a unifying ideal. The essays are organized in four broad categories: history; regions; law, constitutionalism, and economics; and individuals and groups. No index. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Diversity and Self-Determination in International Law
Author: Karen KnopPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139431927
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 460
Book Description
The emergence of new states and independence movements after the Cold War has intensified the long-standing disagreement among international lawyers over the right of self-determination, especially the right of secession. Knop shifts the discussion from the articulation of the right to its interpretation. She argues that the practice of interpretation involves and illuminates a problem of diversity raised by the exclusion of many of the groups that self-determination most affects. Distinguishing different types of exclusion and the relationships between them reveals the deep structures, biases and stakes in the decisions and scholarship on self-determination. Knop's analysis also reveals that the leading cases have grappled with these embedded inequalities. Challenges by colonies, ethnic nations, indigenous peoples, women and others to the gender and cultural biases of international law emerge as integral to the interpretation of self-determination historically, as do attempts by judges and other institutional interpreters to meet these challenges.
Conference Celebrant Le Soixante-dixième Anniversaire de L'AAA.
Author: A. C. KissPublisher: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
ISBN: 9780792329343
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
This is the sixth volume of the "Hague Yearbook of International Law," which succeeds the "Yearbook of the Association of Attenders and Alumni" "of the Hague Academy of International Law," The title "Hague Yearbook of International Law" reflects the close ties which have always existed between the AAA and the City of the Hague with its international law institutions and indicates the editors' intention to devote attention to developments taking place in those international law institutions, viz. the International Court of Justice, the Permanent Court of Arbitration, the Iran-United States Claims Tribunal and the Hague Conference on Private International Law. This volume contains in-depth articles on these developments and summaries of (aspects of) decisions rendered by the International Court of Justice, the Permanent Court of Arbitration and the Iran-United States Claims Tribunal.
Self-Determination in International Law, Quebec and Lessons Learned
Author: Anne BayefskyPublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004505822
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 522
Book Description
The case of Quebec within Canada, and the Supreme Court of Canada's case on the legality of secessionist attempts by Quebec, is one example of the tension associated with the relationship between self-determination and a right of secession. The object of the book is to render available to the international community the expert opinions and legal arguments associated with the Supreme Court of Canada's decision on the Quebec Secession Reference. The questions put to the Court in large part concerned international law, leading the parties to the Reference to seek opinions from international law experts around the world as they prepared their arguments which are presented in this book. Self-determination is an idea rooted in human dignity and its meaning and force parallel the emergence of new understandings of the nature of sovereignty and the role of international law in the protection of human rights. The UN Human Rights Committee has identified self-determination as one of the most awkward principles to define because abuse of this right could jeopardize international peace and security. Self-determination, as formulated by the International Court of Justice, requires a free and genuine expression of the will of the peoples concerned. But serious questions remain about the extent of the relationship between self-determination and a right of secession. Does self-determination legitimate internal self-government, association of some kind with another state, or statehood, and in what contexts?
On the Land
Author: Bruce W. HodginsPublisher: Dundurn
ISBN: 0969078366
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 183
Book Description
Inuit of Quebec argue their right of self-determination empowers them with the choice to remain part of Quebec or of Canada or to secede on their own.
Sovereignty, Statehood and State Responsibility
Author: Christine ChinkinPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107044251
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 529
Book Description
A timely, thought-provoking and innovative reappraisal of the core actors on the international stage: states.
Self-determination and Secession in International Law
Author: Christian WalterPublisher:
ISBN: 019870237X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
Peoples and minorities in many parts of the world assert a right to self-determination, autonomy, and even secession from a state, which naturally conflicts with that state's sovereignty and territorial integrity. The right of a people to self-determination and secession has existed as a concept within international law since the American Declaration of Independence in 1776, but the exact definition of these concepts, and the conditions required for their application, remain unclear. The Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice concerning the Declaration of Independency of Kosovo (2010), which held that the Kosovo declaration of independence was not in violation of international law, has only led to further questions. This book takes four conflicts in the post-Soviet Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) as a starting point for examining the current state of the law of self-determination and secession. Four entities, Transnistria (Moldova), South Ossetia, Abkhazia (both Georgia), and Nagorno-Karabakh (Armenia), claim to be entitled not only to self-determination but also to secession from their mother state. For this entitlement they rely on historic affiliations, and on charges of discrimination and massive human rights violations committed by their mother state. This book sets out its analysis of these critical issue in three parts, providing a detailed understanding of the principles of international law on which they rely: The first part sets out the contours and meaning of self-determination and secession, including an overall assessment of secession within the Commonwealth of Independent States. The second section provides case studies investigating the events in Transnistria, South Ossetia, Abkhazia, and Nagorno-Karabach in greater detail. The third and final section extends the scope of the examination, providing a comparative analysis of similar conflicts involving questions of self-determination and secession in Kosovo, Western Sahara, and Eritrea.
Annuaire Canadien de Droit International 1995
Author: D. M. McRaePublisher: UBC Press
ISBN: 9780774805667
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 534
Book Description
The Canadian Yearbook of International Law is issued annually under the auspices of the Canadian Branch of the International Law Association (Canadian Society of International Law) and the Canadian Council on International Law. The Yearbook contains articles of lasting significance in the field of international legal studies, a notes and comments section, a digest of international economic law, a section on current Canadian practice in international law, a digest of important Canadian cases in the fields of public international law, private international law, and conflict of laws, a list of recent Canadian treaties, and book reviews.
The International Legal Order in the XXIst Century / L’ordre juridique international au XXIeme siècle / El órden jurídico internacional en el siglo XXI
Author: Jorge E. ViñualesPublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004509429
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1083
Book Description
This collection of essays celebrating the work of Professor Marcelo Kohen brings together the leading scholars and practitioners of public international law from different continents and generations to explore some of the most challenging issues of contemporary international law. The volume is a testimony of esteem and friendship from colleagues and former students, and it covers a vast expanse, reflecting the width and diversity of Professor Kohen’s own contribution. Written in English, French and Spanish, the essays in this volume will appeal to a broad public of academics, practitioners and students of international law from around the world.