Secession: International Law Perspectives Contributor(s): Kohen, Marcelo G. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1107407826 ISBN-13: 9781107407824 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $62.69 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2012 |
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BISAC Categories: - Law | Air & Space - Law | International |
Dewey: 341.26 |
Physical Information: 1.11" H x 6" W x 9" (1.60 lbs) 548 pages |
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Publisher Description: The end of the Cold War brought about new secessionist aspirations and the strengthening and re-awakening of existing or dormant separatist claims everywhere. The creation of a new independent entity through the separation of part of the territory and population of an existing State raises serious difficulties as to the role of international law. This book offers a comprehensive study of secession from an international law perspective, focusing on practice and applicable rules of international law. It includes theoretical analyses and a scrutiny of practice throughout the world by eighteen distinguished authors from Western and Eastern Europe, North and Sub-Saharan Africa, North and Latin America, and Asia. Core questions are addressed from different perspectives, and in some cases with divergent views. The reader is also exposed to a far-reaching picture of State practice, including some cases which are rarely mentioned and often neglected in scholarly analysis of secession. |