The right to self-determination and post-colonial governance : the case of the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba /

The right to self-determination and post-colonial governance : the case of the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba /

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Author / Creator:Hillebrink, Steven.
Imprint:The Hague ; Cambridge : T.M.C. Asser Press, c2008.
Description:xvii, 391 p. ; 25 cm.
Language:English
Subject:
Self-determination, National.
Self-determination, National -- Netherlands Antilles -- Case studies.
Self-determination, National -- Aruba -- Case studies.
International law.
Autonomy and independence movements.
International law.
Netherlandish colonies.
Self-determination, National.
Netherlands -- Colonies -- Caribbean Area -- History -- Autonomy and independence movements.
Aruba.
Caribbean Area.
Netherlands Antilles.
Case studies.
History.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7486785
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ISBN:9789067042796
906704279X
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • List of Abbreviations
  • Frequently Used Terms
  • Political Parties referred to
  • Chapter 1. Introduction
  • Chapter 2. The Right to Decolonization and Self-Determination
  • 2.1. The Right to Decolonization
  • 2.1.1. Chapter XI of the UN Charter
  • Which Territories were intended to fall within the scope of Chapter XI?
  • 2.1.2. Transmission of Information under Article 73(e)
  • UN Supervision
  • Unity of Article 73
  • Voting
  • 2.1.3. Subsequent attitudes towards Resolution 1541
  • 2.1.4. Legally Binding Force of Resolution 1541
  • 2.1.5. Reaffirmation of the Status Options: GA Resolution 2625 (XXV)
  • 2.1.6. Who Determines Whether Chapter XI Applies?
  • 2.1.7. The Colonial Countries and Peoples of Resolution 1514
  • The Relation between Resolutions 1541 and 1514
  • The Decolonization Committee
  • 2.2. The Right to Self-Determination in the Context of Decolonization
  • 2.2.1. Freedom of Choice
  • Independence as the Destiny of All Overseas Territories?
  • Freedom to Choose Colonial Subordination?
  • 2.3. Conclusion
  • Chapter 3. Different Modes of Political Decolonization
  • 3.1. Independence
  • 3.2. Free Association
  • 3.2.1. Three Cases
  • The Cook Islands and Niue
  • The UK West Indies Associated States
  • The Associated States of the US in the Pacific
  • 3.2.2. Characteristics of Freely Associated Territories
  • Popular Consent
  • Continuing Self-Determination
  • International Personality
  • Nationality and Access to the Principal State
  • Capacity to Comply with International Human Rights Standards?
  • 3.2.3. Conclusion
  • 3.3. Integration
  • 3.3.1. State Practice
  • The Overseas Departments of France
  • The United States
  • Other Cases
  • 3.3.2. Conclusion
  • 3.4. Other Options
  • 3.4.1. Puerto Rico
  • The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
  • Federal Powers in Puerto Rico
  • A Full Measure ojSelf-Government?
  • The UN Debate on the Cessation of Transmission of Information on Puerto Rico
  • UN Involvement after 1953
  • Proposals for Reform
  • Conclusion
  • 3.4.2. New Caledonia
  • Background of the Conflict
  • UN Involvement
  • Debate at the UN
  • Subsequent UN Involvement
  • The Nouméa Accord: A Procedure for Future Self-Determination
  • Conclusion
  • 3.5. State Responsibility for Overseas Territories
  • 3.6. Decolonizing Small Overseas Territories - Best Practices
  • 3.7. Conclusion
  • Chapter 4. Self-Government under the Charter for the Kingdom of the Netherlands
  • 4.1. Facts and Figures
  • 4.1.1. Geography and Demography
  • 4.1.2. History and Economy
  • 4.2. A New Legal Order
  • 4.2.1. Equivalence and Voluntariness
  • 4.2.2. Autonomous Affairs and Kingdom Affairs
  • 4.2.3. The Organs of the Kingdom
  • A 'Democratic Deficit'
  • 4.2.4. Supervision by the Kingdom
  • 4.2.5. Kingdom Legislation
  • 4.2.6. Ambiguities
  • 4.2.7. State Responsibility for the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba
  • 4.2.8. Amending the Charter
  • 4.2.9. The Right to Secession
  • 4.2.10. The Right to Self-Determination
  • Might Independence be Imposed by the Netherlands?
  • 4.2.11. The Constitutions of the Caribbean Countries
  • 4.2.12. The Kingdom in Practice
  • 4.2.13. Dismantling of the Netherlands Antilles
  • 4.3. Conclusion
  • Chapter 5. Characterization of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Constitutional Theory
  • 5.1. Federation
  • 5.2. Confederation
  • 5.3. Constitutional Association
  • 5.4. Other Forms of Overseas Relations
  • 5.4.1. Dominions
  • 5.4.2. Puerto Rico
  • 5.4.3. New Caledonia
  • 5.4.4. Cook Islands and Niue
  • 5.4.5. West Indies Associated States
  • 5.4.6. Colonies
  • Definition of Colonial Status by Foreign Writers
  • Anti-Colonial Discourse Concerning the Kingdom
  • 5.5. Conclusion
  • Chapter 6. Characterization of the Kingdom Order under International Law
  • 6.1. Integral Part of the Kingdom
  • 6.1.1. Applying the Criteria of Resolution 1541
  • 6.1.2. Integration of Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba into the Netherlands?
  • 6.2. Associated with the Netherlands
  • 6.3. Another Form of Full Self-Government?
  • 6.3.1. The Netherlands Antilles as a NSGT between 1946 and 1951
  • 6.3.2. The Netherlands Decides to Stop Transmitting Information under Article 73(e)
  • 6.3.3. Preliminary UN debates on Surinam and the Netherlands Antilles
  • 6.3.4. The Netherlands Presentation of the New Constitutional Order
  • 6.3.5. Debate on the Kingdom Charter
  • Confusion Created by the Charter
  • Powers of the Kingdom
  • Why No Independence?
  • Opinion of the People
  • Right of Secession?
  • Right to Self-Determination
  • Characterization of the New Legal Order of the Charter
  • A Full Measure of Self-Government?
  • Application of the Other Paragraphs of Article 73
  • Resolution 945 Adopted
  • 6.3.6. What does Resolution 945 Mean for the Status of the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba?
  • 6.3.7. Could the UN Recommence its Involvement with the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba?
  • 6.3.8. Conclusion
  • 6.4. 'Arbitrary Subordination'?
  • 6.4.1. Have the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba Freely Chosen their Status?
  • Aruba's Status Aparte
  • Dissatisfaction with the Charter
  • The Referendums
  • The Right to Self-Determination Exhausted?
  • 6.4.2. Conclusion
  • 6.5. Conclusion
  • Chapter 7. Implications of the Right to Decolonization and Self-Determination for the Kingdom of the Netherlands
  • 7.1. Implications of the UN Charter and Resolution 1541
  • Promote Self-Government
  • Political Education
  • Ascertain the Wishes of the Population
  • Respect the Wishes of the Population
  • Cooperate with Other Administering Powers and International Organizations
  • 7.2. Conclusion
  • Chapter 8. The Right to Self-Determination of the Island Territories
  • 8.1. The Recognition of the Right to Self-Determination of the Islands
  • 8.1.1. Legal Character of the Recognition of the Right to Self-Determination
  • 8.1.2. Dutch Attitude towards the Self-Determination of the Islands
  • 8.1.3. The Interpretations of the Islands
  • 8.1.4. Limits to the Freedom of Choice?
  • 8.1.5. Conclusion
  • 8.2. The Non-Disruption Principle
  • 8.2.1. The Non-Disruption Principle and the Break-Up of the Netherlands Antilles
  • 8.3. Conclusion
  • Chapter 9. The Right to Self-Determination in Relation to the European Union
  • 9.1. Obligations for the EU Resulting from the Law of Decolonization?
  • 9.2. OCT Status
  • 9.2.1. History
  • 9.2.2. Terms of the Association
  • Free Trade
  • Sugar and Rice
  • Future of the OCT Association
  • 9.2.3. Participation of the OCTs in the Formulation of the OCT Decisions
  • Increased Participation by the OCTs in the Formulation of the OCT Decision
  • Transforming the OCT Decision into an Agreement?
  • 9.2.4. Conclusion
  • 9.3. The Netherlands Antilles and Aruba as OCTs
  • 9.3.1. Consequences of the Association for the Kingdom Relations
  • Veto Power for the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba on the OCT Decision?
  • Possible Solutions
  • 9.3.2. Conclusion
  • 9.4. Should the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba Remain OCTs?
  • 9.4.1. Ultra-Peripheral Status
  • 9.4.2. Disintegration of the Kingdom
  • 9.4.3. The Ability of the Kingdom to Represent the Caribbean Countries Externally
  • 9.4.4. Conclusion
  • 9.5. Procedures for Status Change
  • 9.5.1. Under European Union Law
  • 9.5.2. European Practice with Regard to Status Change
  • Surinam
  • Saint-Pierre and Miquelon
  • Greenland
  • 9.5.3. Under the Constitutional Law of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
  • 9.6. Conclusion
  • Chapter 10. Conclusion
  • 10.1. The International Law of Decolonization and Self-Determination
  • 10.2. Status Options
  • 10.3. Self-Government under the Charter for the Kingdom
  • 10.4. Characterization of the Kingdom in Constitutional Theory
  • 10.5. Characterization of the Kingdom Order under International Law
  • 10.6. Implications for the Kingdom of the International Law Concerning Self-Determination and Decolonization
  • 10.7. The Right to Self-Determination of the Island Territorics
  • 10.8. The Right to Self-Determination in Relation to the European Union
  • 10.9. Epilogue
  • Bibliography
  • Indexes
  • Legislation
  • Table of Cases
  • General Index
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