Internal self-determination in international law : history, theory, and practice /

Internal self-determination in international law : history, theory, and practice /

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Author / Creator:	Senaratne, Kalana, 1983- author.
Imprint:	Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2021. ©2021
Description:	1 online resource (xiv, 278 pages)
Language:	English
Subject:	Self-determination, National. Self-determination, National -- History. Minorities -- Legal status, laws, etc. Sovereignty. Self-determination, National -- Sri Lanka. Self-determination, National -- China -- Hong Kong. Minorities -- Legal status, laws, etc. Self-determination, National. Sovereignty. China -- Hong Kong. Sri Lanka. Electronic books. History.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12652443

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ISBN:	9781108695688 110869568X 9781108484404 9781108735834
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 27, 2021).
Summary:	"Internal self-determination is an under-explored topic in international law. Popularly understood as a principle of recent origin, promoting democratic governance to populations and greater autonomy to minority groups within states, it is its application, in a world dominated by sovereign states, that has been considered as the main challenge. However Internal Self-Determination in International Law invites the reader to critically rethink the history, theory and practice of internal self-determination in a complex world. It is a principle which promises democratic freedoms to peoples; it is also an idea with a long history, having the potential of being promoted for undemocratic purposes. The book is a comprehensive study of the historical development of the principle of internal self-determination, its theoretical scope and how the principle gets practiced within states. In this regard, the book examines the case studies of Sri Lanka and Hong Kong. Internal Self-Determination in International Law is the first detailed and critically oriented examination of internal self-determination"--
Other form:	Print version: Senaratne, Kalana, 1983- Internal self-determination in international law. Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2020 9781108484404

Table of Contents:

A history of internal self-determination
Internal self-determination and the populations of states
Internal self-determination and minority groups
Western and third world approaches to internal self-determination
Sri Lanka : a case study
Hong Kong : a case study
Internal self-determination in the courts of law.