TY  - BOOK
AU  - Senaratne,Kalana
TI  - Internal self-determination in international law: history, theory, and practice 
SN  - 9781108695688 (ebook)
AV  - KZ1269 .S46 2021
U1  - 341.26 23
PY  - 2021///
CY  - Cambridge
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Self-determination, National
KW  - China
KW  - Hong Kong
KW  - Sri Lanka
KW  - Sovereignty
KW  - Minorities
KW  - Legal status, laws, etc
KW  - History
N1  - Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 26 Jul 2021); 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
N2  - Internal self-determination is an under-explored topic in international law. It is popularly understood to be a principle of relatively recent origin, promoting democratic freedoms to populations and autonomy for minority groups within states. It has also been viewed as a principle receiving the support of Western states, in particular. In this first book-length critical study of the topic, the reader is invited to rethink the history, theory and practice of internal self-determination in a complex world. Kalana Senaratne shows that it is a principle of great, but varied, potential. Internal self-determination promises democratic freedoms and autonomy to peoples; but it also represents an idea which is not historically new, and is ultimately a principle which can be promoted for different and conflicting purposes. Written in a clear and accessible style, this book will be of interest to international lawyers, state-officials, minority groups, and students of law and politics
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108695688
ER  -